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Avian flu confirmed in Cypress County
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza in a small flock of chickens in Cypress County.The CFIA says the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic ...
May 24, 2022
Mapping program Mounties struggled to open could have helped contain N.S. mass killer
HALIFAX - A report looking into a mapping program the RCMP had access to - but couldn't open - during the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia concludes it could have helped contain the killer's rampage....
May 24, 2022
Parti Québécois, Quebec Liberals to vote against language bill for opposite reasons
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Qubcois say they plan to vote against the government's new language-reform bill for opposite reasons. Liberals say the bill goes too far and violates ...
May 24, 2022
Canada can do more for military members struggling to find housing: defence minister
OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister says the federal government has more to do to support military members who are struggling to find housing. Anita Anand says the government has taken several steps to...
May 24, 2022
Canada shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine. Anand says the ammunition is "exactly" what Ukraine's government asked for from its alli...
May 24, 2022
Doug Schweitzer not running for UCP leadership, or re-election as Calgary-Elbow MLA
CALGARY - Doug Schweitzer will not be running to be the next leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) in Alberta. Last week, Jason Kenney announced his resignation as the party's leader, meaning ...
May 24, 2022
Expectations high for Jean Charest in French-language Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA - A former Conservative leadership candidate says expectations will be high for ex-Quebec premier Jean Charest when he takes the stage in his home province for the party's French-language debat...
May 24, 2022
About 76 per cent of homes in Quebec back on the grid after powerful weekend storm
MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro utility says more than 130,000 customers are still without power after a powerful weekend storm uprooted trees and power lines across a large swath of the province. Hydro-Qub...
May 24, 2022
Fourteen players make three-year commitment to Canada Basketball ahead of Olympics
TORONTO - Fourteen elite basketball players, including Jamal Murray and R.J. Barrett, have committed to representing Canada between now and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Canada Basketball says that co...
May 24, 2022
Canada's Shapovalov upset by Denmark's Rune in first round of French Open
PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been bounced from the French Open. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., lost to Denmark's Holger Rune 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the Grand Slam tournament's first round....
May 24, 2022