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Locals dance up a storm for charity
Bruno Tonioli would have been on his feet and cheering.A sold-out crowd of 450 people took in Dancing With the Shuswap Stars, a fundraiser to support the Shuswap Hospice Society.The event is modelled ...
Nov 22, 2023
Halifax no longer advising homeless people tenting in Grand Parade to leave
Halifax Regional Municipality says it is no longer advising all homeless people living in tents in a downtown military parade square to leave. Instead, the municipality says it will enforce a limit of...
Nov 22, 2023
Holiday spending expected to decrease over 2022
In the battle between Black Friday and Giving Tuesday, it looks like Canadians will pick charity over shopping this year. The catch 22 is that many businesses, especially independent local shops, are ...
Nov 22, 2023
India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals, easing diplomatic row between the 2 countries
NEW DELHI (AP) - India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved...
Nov 22, 2023
India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals, easing diplomatic row between the 2 countries
NEW DELHI (AP) - India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved...
Nov 22, 2023
Health Canada lifts years-long mad cow blood donation ban in Quebec
Quebec's blood supply agency says Health Canada has lifted a longstanding ban on blood donations in the province that stemmed from fear of mad cow disease. Hma-Qubec vice-president Dr. Marc Germain sa...
Nov 22, 2023
Canada's long wait to get to Copa America continues after loss to Jamaica
After losing its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal to Jamaica on Tuesday, Canada's bid to qualify for the 2024 Copa America will have to wait until a play-in game in March. The 45th-ranked Canadian...
Nov 22, 2023
In the news today: Poll suggests pausing price on carbon popular
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Poll finds Canadians want carbon price paused on all home heating fuel A new po...
Nov 22, 2023
Fear of avian flu descends on B.C. farms as millions of chickens are killed
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - It's the first thing poultry farmers in British Columbia's Fraser Valley think about in the morning, and the last thing they worry about at night, according to industry spokeswoman ...
Nov 22, 2023
Israel-Hamas hostage deal offers pause in fighting, hope for Canadians still in Gaza
There is hope more Canadians will soon be able to leave the Gaza Strip, after Qatar announced a truce-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring a four-day halt in fighting in the dev...
Nov 22, 2023
