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Head of MADD Canada calls on Nova Scotia premier to take action against drunk driving
HALIFAX - The head of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada says Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin's apology Monday for an impaired driving conviction in 2003 must be followed up with action on the issue...
Jul 06, 2021
'Steer the market': Study finds $23B in federal, provincial pipeline support
Taxpayer dollars are heavily distorting Canada's financial marketplace in favour of fossil fuel pipelines, new research suggests. The International Institute for Sustainable Development says spending ...
Jul 06, 2021
Montreal police arrest four, launch tear gas after Habs' Game 4 Stanley Cup final win
Montreal police say they arrested four people and issued 36 tickets following the Montreal Canadiens' win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Officers moved quickly to clear a crowd gathered outside t...
Jul 06, 2021
Montreal withdraws from FIFA World Cup 2026 host bidding, citing lack of funding
Montreal is withdrawing its candidacy as a host city for FIFA World Cup 2026. The city said today in a brief statement it made the decision because the provincial government had withdrawn its support....
Jul 06, 2021
Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada's next GG
OTTAWA - Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. "It is only by building bridges, ...
Jul 06, 2021
A list of those who have served as Canada's governor general since Confederation
OTTAWA - Mary Simon will soon become the 30th person to serve as Canada's governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. The position has been has been held by a wide variety of ...
Jul 06, 2021
4 more victims found in rubble; death toll rises to 32
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collpased condominium building raised the death toll to 32, a fire official said Tuesday as a ramped-up search effort faced ...
Jul 06, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: PM announces Inuk leader Mary Simon as Canada's next GG
OTTAWA - Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mad...
Jul 06, 2021
Nanaimo gas prices exceed record, expected to keep climbing
NANAIMO - Big jumps at the gas pump are expected in Nanaimo. The price of gas reached 165.9 cents as of Monday, July 5, the highest ever according to gasbuddy.com. "Record prices right across the prov...
Jul 06, 2021
Plane with 28 on board missing in Russian Far East region
MOSCOW (AP) - A plane with 28 people on board went missing in the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, local officials said. An Antonov An-26 plane with 22 passengers and six crew members,...
Jul 06, 2021
