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Ninety-seven-year-old dies in blaze at Montreal seniors residence
Montreal police say a 97-year-old woman died in a fire at a retirement home on Tuesday in northeastern Montreal. Police confirmed today the victim died of her injuries a few hours after being transpor...
Sep 08, 2021
Brandon University says Theo Fleury's recent vaccine comments a 'stain on his legacy'
BRANDON, Man. - Brandon University has issued a statement publicly criticizing former NHLer Theo Fleury for spreading harmful conspiracy theories. The school in southwestern Manitoba granted Fleury an...
Sep 08, 2021
French federal debate and BoC interest rate announcement: In The News for Sept. 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 08, 2021
Learning about 9/11: Attacks part of identity, racism lesson in Canadian classrooms
Most undergraduate students sitting in a class about Canada's military history at the University of Calgary have never known or can't remember a world before Sept. 11, 2001. David Bercuson, an associa...
Sep 08, 2021
Tonight's French debate, Thursday's English debate pivotal for federal leaders
OTTAWA - Five federal party leaders will face off in the first of two official election debates tonight in what may well be their best chance to sway voters before election day on Sept. 20. With less ...
Sep 08, 2021
RCMP decides against apology to Black community for excessive Halifax street checks
HALIFAX - The RCMP says there will be no formal apology to Halifax's Black communities for its heavy use of street checks, despite the Halifax regional police having done so almost two years ago. Stre...
Sep 08, 2021
Tonight's French debate, Thursday's English debate pivotal for federal leaders
OTTAWA - Five federal party leaders will face off in the first of two official election debates tonight in what may well be their best chance to sway voters before election day on Sept. 20. With less ...
Sep 08, 2021
Third-party review of Invest Medicine Hat procurement scandal to be completed by Oct. 4
MEDICINE HAT, AB- The results of a third-party review that examines whether or not there was a conflict of interest in the procurement process for the privatization of Invest Medicine Hat, will be com...
Sep 07, 2021
Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, injuring 39
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia's capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates and injuring 39 others. Authorities are still investi...
Sep 07, 2021
Strong quake hits near Acapulco, buildings sway in capital
A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City nearly 200 miles away. The U.S. Geological Survey said the qua...
Sep 07, 2021