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Saskatchewan squabbles with Ottawa over pavilion presentations at COP28 in Dubai
REGINA - Saskatchewan is squabbling again with Ottawa - this time over an event space at a climate conference in Dubai. The province says because Ottawa rejected most of its proposals, it decided to p...
Nov 20, 2023
Canadian archer Kyle Tremblay to shoot for bronze at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian para archer Kyle Tremblay will compete for bronze in the men's compound open event at the 2023 Parapan Am Games after losing his semifinal match in a tiebreaker Monday. Trem...
Nov 20, 2023
Concerns emerge over NextStar's plans to hire foreign workers for battery plant
WINDSOR, Ont. - Concerns are rising over plans by NextStar Energy Inc. to bring in foreign workers to help build a battery plant in Windsor, Ont., that is being supported by an expected $15 billion in...
Nov 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to killing wife with strychnine drink
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the poisoning of his wife on their family farm. Cindy MacKay of Meota, who was 38, died in February of 2020. Court ...
Nov 20, 2023
Police testimony resumes in criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers resumed today after a two-week break with testimony from an Ottawa Police Service liaison officer. Const. Nicole Bach, the primary police...
Nov 20, 2023
Winter tire inventor drives new partnership with SilverStar Resort
Winter tires are required in many parts of British Columbia between October first and April 30, and the inventor of the winter tire, in conjunction with retail partner Kal Tire, is teaming up with Sil...
Nov 20, 2023
Some nurse practitioners in Canada not being paid for administering MAID
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - For the past year, Ellen Gretsinger, a nurse practitioner in Ontario's Niagara region, has been providing patients with medically assisted deaths - and not getting paid for it. She ...
Nov 20, 2023
Babies evacuated from Gaza's Shifa Hospital arrive in Egypt, state-run media say
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Egypt's state-run media say babies evacuated from Gaza's embattled Shifa Hospital have arrived in Egypt. The Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said it was transpor...
Nov 20, 2023
In the news today: Canadians still waiting to leave the Gaza Strip
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... No word on Canadians cleared to leave Gaza Strip Canadians with loved ones trap...
Nov 20, 2023
CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage subsidy program as a result of a partially completed auditing process...
Nov 20, 2023
