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Security high around Quebec's campaigning leaders to ward off possible threats
MONTREAL - Security around Quebec's provincial party leaders appears to be high in the early days of the election campaign, with one leader saying he's been given bulletproof vests to keep him safe. W...
Aug 30, 2022
Russian media: Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91
MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, ...
Aug 30, 2022
Here's how voting works in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race
OTTAWA - The next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will be named Sept. 10. Here's a look at how the voting process works: Mail-in ballots: The party says of the 678,000 members who are eligi...
Aug 30, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says it has ended a state of emergency in Iqaluit intended to address a water shortage in the city. The territory declared the emergency earlier this month to...
Aug 30, 2022
Knight, Keller lead U.S. in 5-2 win over Canada in women's world hockey
HERNING - Hilary Knight and Megan Keller each had a goal and an assist to the lead the United States to a 5-2 win over Canada at the women's world hockey championship Tuesday. Trailing 2-0 after the f...
Aug 30, 2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia has made a "significant investment" in rural and remote ambulance services, including ground and air transportation options, during the COVID-19 p...
Aug 30, 2022
Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child
Montreal public health officials are investigating a probable case of monkeypox involving a child. A spokeswoman for the city's public health department says the "probable case" involves a child four ...
Aug 30, 2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia has made a "significant investment" in rural and remote ambulance services, including ground and air transportation options, during the COVID-19 p...
Aug 30, 2022
Trudeau promises complete review of funding to anti-racism group after 'vile' tweets
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is conducting a "complete review" of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about "Jewish wh...
Aug 30, 2022
Shuswap sees summer spike in visitors
Tourism has increased significantly this summer at Shuswap Lake. In Scotch Creek, locals and business owners say the number of visitors has been incredible."It's one of the best summers we've had - to...
Aug 30, 2022
