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CP NewsAlert: N.S. RCMP issue shelter-in-place order for man who may be armed
LOWER NORTHFIELD - Nova Scotia RCMP have told residents of Lunenburg County to seek shelter or stay inside because of a man who they say is dangerous and may be armed. Police say the suspect is six fe...
May 14, 2025
Spam buns, worm poutine and hot mac 'n cheese on the menu for Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of pickle flavours and something for those with a cast-iron stomach. There will be fiery dill Coke, deep-fried pickle Oreos an...
May 14, 2025
Canadian man sentenced to 2 1/2 years in U.S. Social Security fraud
FAIRBANKS - The United States Attorney's Office in Alaska says a Canadian man has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and ordered to repay $420,000 he stole in social security benefits from the U....
May 14, 2025
Canada Post hits pause on negotiations with union as May deadline nears
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it's pressing pause on negotiations with the union representing postal workers with a little over a week before the deadline to get a deal. The Crown corporation says the pas...
May 14, 2025
New housing minister says he lacked tools to tackle homelessness as Vancouver mayor
OTTAWA - Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver - the country's most expensive housing market. Gre...
May 14, 2025
Canadian offensive lineman Zerr among players released by Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - Canadian offensive lineman Noah Zerr was among seven players released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Wednesday. The six-foot-seven, 330-pound Zerr, of Langenburg, Sask., was entering his ...
May 14, 2025
An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sends black smoke over the Spanish city
MADRID (AP) - An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sent a huge pillar of smoke over the city and prompted Spanish authorities to urge nearby residents to stay indoors, but no one was reported...
May 14, 2025
CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances
OTTAWA - The CRTC's hearing on defining Canadian content began Tuesday with Netflix, Paramount and Apple dropping off the schedule at the last minute. MPA-Canada, which represents a number of the big ...
May 14, 2025
Tory MP Jamil Jivani concerned there's no labour minister amid Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has written a letter to the new minister of jobs and families saying he is concerned that Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet does not include a minister of labo...
May 14, 2025
Russia convicts a prominent election monitoring activist and sentences him to 5 years in prison
A court in Moscow on Wednesday convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an "undesirable" organization and sentenced him to...
May 14, 2025
