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Ottawa vows to help Afghans hit by deadly earthquake as aid groups call out aid rest
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it's ready to help Afghans in the wake of a deadly earthquake, even as one organization warns that Canada is making it hard to reach those living under Taliban rule. The Taliban g...
Sep 2, 2025
Canada to host U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other officials from G7 and Ukraine
OTTAWA - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in the Ottawa region this week for a gathering of his peers from most G7 countries and Ukraine. Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia wi...
Sep 2, 2025
Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is urging the province's professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits. Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommen...
Sep 2, 2025
Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children's hospital after rocket attack
KYIV - Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children's cardiac hospital in Kyiv. Below them, a damaged children's stroller and construction ...
Sep 2, 2025
NeighbourWoods returns this fall: Plant a tree in Kelowna
Kelowna residents have the opportunity to help grow the city's urban forest this fall through the return of the popular NeighbourWoods residential tree-planting initiative.The program allows residents...
Sep 2, 2025
Backpacks, buses, and back to school safety
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are reminding everyone in the community to adjust habits after a long summer break. With students returning to classrooms and roads busier with school-related traffic, polic...
Sep 2, 2025
Federal NDP launches leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal NDP today officially launched the race to find its next leader. In a news release, the party says there has been strong interest in the contest since Aug. 20, when the application...
Sep 2, 2025
EPA should not have been blocked from terminating green bank funds, appeals court says
A federal judge was wrong to block the Trump administration from freezing billions of dollars and terminating contracts for nonprofits to run a "green bank" aimed at financing climate-friendly project...
Sep 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney huddles with cabinet in Toronto ahead of fall sitting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to Toronto on Tuesday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet ahead of the fall legislative sitting. It's Carney's second cabinet retreat since win...
Sep 2, 2025
Legault tells auto board scandal inquiry he only learned of cost overruns in February
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he only learned about cost overruns at the province's auto insurance board in February 2025. Legault is testifying at a public inquiry examining how the ...
Sep 2, 2025
