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Storm tracker group confirms rare tornado touchdown on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
A resident of British Columbia's Sunshine Coast says a rare tornado that she saw touch down on Monday was like a scene out of a movie with trees coming down "like dominoes" in the high winds. Western ...
Nov 07, 2024
Expert says silence in B.C. port lockout unusual while retailers call for urgency
VANCOUVER - Canadian retailers say their frustration is growing with the lack of movement to resolve disruptions at Canada's two largest ports, including silence surrounding a lockout at British Colum...
Nov 07, 2024
Quebec man's acquittal in 1978 double murder 'historic and exceptional,' lawyer says
MONTREAL - One of the lawyers for a Quebec man who was acquitted Wednesday of a decades-old double murder hopes her client's case will convince other wrongfully convicted people not to lose hope. For ...
Nov 07, 2024
Alberta RCMP reminding motorists about child seat safety
The Alberta RCMP is encouraging motorists to prioritize child seat safety this winter.As the temperature continues to drop over the next month that means more potential hazardous road conditions on ro...
Nov 07, 2024
Minister Shulz to promote Alberta's approach to reducing methane emissions at COP 29
According to data from the Alberta Energy Regulator, the province has reduced its methane emissions by 52 per cent since 2014 while continuing to increase production.Officials say this is the message ...
Nov 07, 2024
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA - Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure. The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund set aside...
Nov 07, 2024
Democratic incumbent Don Davis wins reelection in North Carolina's only toss-up congressional race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democratic freshman Rep. Don Davis has won reelection, defending his seat from a challenge by Republican opponent Laurie Buckhout in North Carolina's only toss-up congressional ra...
Nov 07, 2024
GOP flips 2 US House seats in Pennsylvania, as Republican Scott Perry wins again
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republicans knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern Pennsylvania while U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, one of the hardest right members of the cham...
Nov 07, 2024
Health minister wants all Quebecers to have access to a health professional by 2026
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it wants every Quebecer to have access to a health professional by the summer of 2026 - just before the next provincial election. Health Minister Christian Dub made ...
Nov 07, 2024
Democrat Kim Schrier wins reelection to US House in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) - Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier won a fourth term Thursday in Washington, beating Republican Carmen Goers in a district made up of a mix of wealthy Seattle exurbs and central Washington far...
Nov 07, 2024