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Cost of climate disasters, N.S. mass shooting inquiry : In The News for Aug. 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 29, 2022

Quebec's parties begin criss-crossing province on first full day of election campaign
MONTREAL - Incumbent Premier and Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is beginning the first full day of the election campaign with a news conference in the Quebec City area. Legault will att...
Aug 29, 2022

Floods, drought, storms could cost Canada's economy $139 billion by 2050: report
OTTAWA - Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada's economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate-based analysis...
Aug 29, 2022

IAEA chief says mission to big Ukraine nuclear plant on way
BERLIN (AP) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that the U.N. nuclear watchdog's long-awaited expert mission to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine "is now on its way....
Aug 28, 2022

Barriere child suffers fatal cardiac arrest after "delayed" ambulance response
Global News in B.C. has learned a child under 12 months old suffered a fatal cardiac arrest in Barriere Thursday (August 25). Although BC Emergency Health Services says the closest available ambulance...
Aug 28, 2022

Canadians aiming to make great U.S. Open memories starting Monday
NEW YORK - For the six Canadians entered in the 2022 U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the season is a place where they've created indelible memories, and also suffered crushing disappoint...
Aug 28, 2022

Trudeau calls for leaders to take united stance after Freeland confronted in Alberta
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for political leaders to take a united stance against threats of violence and intimidation on Sunday, days after his deputy was confronted in Alberta by a man who ...
Aug 28, 2022

McIlroy storms from 6 back to win FedEx Cup and $18 million
ATLANTA (AP) - Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice for the PGA Tour in a tumultuous year, had the final say with his clubs Sunday when he rallied from six shots behind to win the Tour Championship and c...
Aug 28, 2022

Canada's Maddie Szeryk has career-best performance at CP Women's Open
OTTAWA - Canada's Maddie Szeryk has proven to herself that she can compete on the LPGA Tour. Szeryk, from London, Ont., had her best-ever performance on the world's top women's golf circuit this past ...
Aug 28, 2022

Man dies hours after shooting outside Surrey, B.C. home
SURREY, B.C. - One man has died the day after a late night shooting in south Surrey, B.C. RCMP in the city southeast of Vancouver say officers responded to reports of shots being fired outside a home ...
Aug 28, 2022

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