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In the news today: Quebec Laurentians residents await answers after dike evacuation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Quebec residents waiting for answers after evacuation Hundreds of residents of ...
Dec 05, 2023
Quebec pork farmers reeling as a 'perfect storm' creates economic crisis
ST-SEBASTIEN, QUE. - Over the last two years, Franois Nadeau has chosen to do something rare among his fellow Quebec pork farmers: invest in the future. Despite economic conditions that industry leade...
Dec 05, 2023
First-degree murder trial of Saskatchewan Mountie enters second day
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Crown prosecutors say they expect to call five witnesses today during the first-degree murder trial of a former Saskatchewan Mountie. Bernie Herman is on trial for the 2021 deat...
Dec 05, 2023
'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories
BANFF, Alta. - An Indigenous elder sits at a table telling a Blackfoot story about the Frank Slide in southern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass. "The Piikani people, they had been in that area for thousands o...
Dec 05, 2023
Israel strikes in and around Gaza's second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza's second largest city early Tuesday, as ambulances and private cars came racing into a local hospital carrying peop...
Dec 05, 2023
NHL roundup: Couturier scores in OT to lift Flyers over Pens 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sean Couturier scored 3:55 into overtime to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 National Hockey League victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Tyson Foerster scored...
Dec 04, 2023
More bodies found after surprise eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi, raising apparent toll to 23
BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the n...
Dec 04, 2023
Ehlers, Brossoit shine as Jets edge Hurricanes 2-1
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 NHL victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Goalie Laurent Brossoit was brilliant in stoppi...
Dec 04, 2023
Anderson snaps 27-game goal drought as Canadiens hang on for 4-2 win over Kraken
MONTREAL - Josh Anderson broke a 27-game goal drought dating back to last season with an empty-netter that sealed a 4-2 Montreal Canadiens win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. With Montreal up...
Dec 04, 2023
Canadian players prepare for emotional farewell to captain Christine Sinclair
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair's parting words in the huddle that followed her final Canada practice were "Go and get me a World Cup." Competitive right to the end. The World Cup is one prize that elu...
Dec 04, 2023
