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Spring chipping program to start in late-March
People who have been clearing their yards and properties will be able to dispose of their tree and bush trimmings.Vernon's spring chipping program will run from near the end of March through to mid-Ap...
Mar 18, 2025
'These guys fit our group': Schenn, Tanev forging roles with Winnipeg Jets
VANCOUVER - Luke Schenn has grown used to change over more than 15 years as an NHL defenceman. Getting traded twice at the trade deadline, though, was something new. The veteran blue liner was dealt f...
Mar 18, 2025
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The s...
Mar 18, 2025
McDonald's Canada testing a vegetable-based burger — again
BRAMPTON, Ont. - McDonald's Canada is trying its hand at a vegetable-based burger - again. The fast-food chain announced Tuesday that it will test its new McVeggie at some restaurants in Langley, Rich...
Mar 18, 2025
In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Mar 18, 2025
New Brunswick Liberals to table budget today amid trade war with the United States
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party is scheduled to table its first budget today since winning the October election. The budget comes as Canada is in a trade war with the United States, and Pr...
Mar 18, 2025
Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announcement on strengthening security along with De...
Mar 18, 2025
February inflation data set to show end of federal tax holiday
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release inflation figures for February today. Most economists expect inflation picked up as the federal government's temporary tax break on a number of household s...
Mar 18, 2025
Quebec MP, businesses to join Vermont senator's border discussion on trade war
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament is set to join a United States senator at the Canada-U.S. border today for a discussion on how to navigate the trade war between the two nations. Democratic sen...
Mar 18, 2025
NASA's stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine...
Mar 17, 2025
