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Jagmeet Singh's custom poutine truck loses wheel on way to pre-debate photo op
MONTREAL - Jagmeet Singh's pre-debate photo op hit a bump in the road Thursday - rather, a hole - after the NDP leader's custom poutine truck lost a wheel on the way to a Montreal event. The NDP was f...
Sep 02, 2021
TNRD issues 'all clear' to hundreds of properties near White Rock Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - A significant portion of Thompson-Nicola Regional District properties bordering the White Rock Lake wildfire have been given the all-clear.Thursday morning (Sept. 2), the TNRD announced 366...
Sep 02, 2021
Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Like a lot of Asian actors, Simu Liu has played the nameless guy who can do martial arts but inevitably loses out to a more skilled white guy. It was one of his very first stunt job...
Sep 02, 2021
OHL suspends controversial Canadiens draft pick Logan Mailloux
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick Logan Mailloux indefinitely for violating the league's expectation for appropriate conduct by a player. The ...
Sep 02, 2021
Canada, U.S. Eagles renew rivalry in Rugby World Cup qualifying series
Canada and the U.S. Eagles will both be missing players from their starting lineup when they kick off their two-legged Rugby World Cup qualifying series Saturday in St. John's, N.L. Star fly half A.J....
Sep 02, 2021
Fill-up...and support local charities
Armstrong Regional Co-op is inviting its members and customers to fill up and fuel good later this month. As part of Fuel Good Day on Sept. 21, 10 cents from every litre of fuel sold at all Armstrong ...
Sep 02, 2021
Disorganized elder care in Quebec contributed to COVID-19 death toll: report
Quebec's health and welfare commissioner says the disorganized and poorly evaluated health system for seniors contributed to the high COVID-19 death toll in the province. Joanne Castonguay released he...
Sep 02, 2021
B.C. wildfires, evacuation orders continue to drop as government urges caution
VICTORIA - Residents of more than 970 properties have been allowed to return home as the number of evacuation orders due to wildfires in British Columbia dropped to 2,566 on Wednesday night. Emergency...
Sep 02, 2021
Free-trade area would make it easier to work in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand
OTTAWA - Canadians could have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand under Conservative plans for a new free-trade area. Erin O'Toole has outlined proposals for cl...
Sep 02, 2021
Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday lambasted the Supreme Court's decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state and directed federal agencies to do what they ...
Sep 02, 2021
