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Dino-mite: Saskatchewan town smashes prehistoric world record
A Saskatchewan community is celebrating a new world record for most people wearing inflatable dinosaur costumes in one area - although it isn't official yet.Dundurn aimed to break Portland, Oregon's c...
Jul 04, 2023
Akwesasne police say body found near island in St-Lawrence River
MONTREAL - Police in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory say a body has been found near a small island in the St. Lawrence River. The body was located about 10 kilometres northeast from Snye, Akwesasne, where ...
Jul 04, 2023
Alberta premier wants Ottawa to help end B.C. port strike
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa to work with all parties to ensure a rapid resolution to a strike by thousands of B.C. port workers.Smith said in a tweet yesterday the strike is disrup...
Jul 04, 2023
B.C. port strike continues as talks stall
VANCOUVER - The union representing thousands of striking B.C. port workers is urging the employers association to come back to the table after talks fell apart Monday.Rob Ashton, president of the Inte...
Jul 04, 2023
John Gruden named head coach of American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies
TORONTO - John Gruden is the new head coach of the Toronto Marlies. He succeeds Greg Moore in the position. Moore and assistants A.J. MacLean and John Snowden were let go in May after the Marlies were...
Jul 04, 2023
Search stretches into third day for two people missing after Quebec landslide
SAGUENAY, Que. - The search for two people swept away by a landslide in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is stretching into a third day. Rescue teams resumed looking today for a man and woman in t...
Jul 04, 2023
Happy with a safe pair of hands as the war drags on, NATO again extends Stoltenberg's mandate
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will stay in office for another year, the 31-nation military alliance decided on Tuesday. Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, has be...
Jul 04, 2023
In the news today: B.C. port strike enters its fourth day
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... B.C. port strike still unresolved The strike at more than 30 British Columbia p...
Jul 04, 2023
RoseAnne Archibald calls for reinstatement after removal as AFN national chief
OTTAWA - RoseAnne Archibald is calling on supporters to tell their chiefs and councils to reinstate her after she was voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations last week. In a five ...
Jul 03, 2023
Multiple people shot in Philadelphia; suspect in custody
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Multiple people were shot in Philadelphia on Monday night, according to police. A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department told The Associated Press there were "multiple...
Jul 03, 2023