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Photo Gallery: Canada's premiers meet in Ontario
Canada's premiers gathered in Huntsville, Ont., for three days from July 21-23, for the Council of the Federation meeting and have called on the federal government to improve the country's relationshi...
Jul 24, 2025
LeBlanc 'encouraged' after meeting with Lutnick, lawmakers ahead of tariff deadline
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he's feeling "encouraged" after meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and American lawmakers in Washington, D.C., ahead of next we...
Jul 24, 2025
Hulk Hogan's storied wrestling career included iconic made-in-Canada matches
TORONTO - At the fan festival leading up to WrestleMania X8, World Wrestling Federation chairman Vince McMahon wanted to get a sense of who the audience would be pulling for in the anticipated match b...
Jul 24, 2025
Kelowna cancer care expanded
Since 1998, cancer patients from Kamloops have often travelled to BC Cancer-Kelowna for radiation treatment.Now, a new cancer centre is being built in Kamloops, so patients can get care closer to home...
Jul 24, 2025
Man who allegedly murdered serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appears in court
The man accused of murdering serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appeared briefly by video conference at the courthouse in Sept-les, Que., northeast of Quebec City. Martin Charest, 52, faces one co...
Jul 24, 2025
Man who allegedly murdered serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appears in court
The man accused of murdering serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appeared briefly by video conference at the courthouse in Sept-les, Que., northeast of Quebec City. Martin Charest, 52, faces one co...
Jul 24, 2025
Okanagan's drought rating declined on a weekly basis
The regional drought conditions have improved.The B.C. River Forecast Centre says the Okanagan is at Drought Level 2 as of Thursday, July 24, which is on the low end of the severity scale but still mo...
Jul 24, 2025
Trump envoy Witkoff says US cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing home negotiating team
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday the U.S. is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar for consultations ...
Jul 24, 2025
Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts
OTTAWA - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs. Earlier this m...
Jul 24, 2025
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he won't seek third term in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in ...
Jul 24, 2025
