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Hurricane Larry's track shifts west, residents of Newfoundland warned to prepare
HALIFAX - Hurricane Larry could make landfall in eastern Newfoundland late Friday or early Saturday, but even if its centre misses the island, the province can expect large waves and plenty of rain an...
Sep 08, 2021
Federal Court grants Rebel News access to cover federal leaders' debates
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge ordered the Leaders' Debates Commission to permit reporters from Rebel News Network to fully cover this week's two official televised leaders' debates. The ruling means ...
Sep 08, 2021
Glen Grunwald retiring as CEO and president of Canada Basketball
TORONTO - Glen Grunwald is retiring as president and CEO of Canada Basketball, but believes he's leaving the game in great hands. Michael Bartlett has been appointed the national organization's presid...
Sep 08, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest hears of staff shortages at nursing home where dozens died
MONTREAL - A doctor told a Quebec coroner's inquest today that a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens of people died during the first wave of COVID-19 was extremely understaffed in the early...
Sep 08, 2021
Nominees for Business Excellence Awards announced
The nominees have been announced for the 37th annual Greater Vernon Chamber Business Excellence Awards presented by MNP. From July 19 to Aug. 23, Greater Vernon residents submitted 389 nominations for...
Sep 08, 2021
Ninety-seven-year-old dies in blaze at Montreal seniors residence
Montreal police say a 97-year-old woman died in a fire at a retirement home on Tuesday in northeastern Montreal. Police confirmed today the victim died of her injuries a few hours after being transpor...
Sep 08, 2021
Brandon University says Theo Fleury's recent vaccine comments a 'stain on his legacy'
BRANDON, Man. - Brandon University has issued a statement publicly criticizing former NHLer Theo Fleury for spreading harmful conspiracy theories. The school in southwestern Manitoba granted Fleury an...
Sep 08, 2021
'It could take longer than I thought:' 7-10 Club Society struggles to find new home
NANAIMO - Being forced out of its headquarters is straining a free meal service for Nanaimo's homeless and low-income earners. The 7-10 Club Society officially closed its doors at the Community Servic...
Sep 08, 2021
'Gasps all around:' New Burgess Shale fossil sheds light on the evolution of bigness
It was getting late and the team of paleontologists excavating a previously unexplored outcrop of the Burgess Shale was ready to call it a day. A camera crew filming the dig in Kootenay National Park ...
Sep 08, 2021
French federal debate and BoC interest rate announcement: In The News for Sept. 8
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 Sept. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 08, 2021
