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Medicine Hat beats temperature record set in 1931
It was a record-setting warm day across much of Alberta on Tuesday.In the Medicine Hat area there was a new record of 15.0 C, beating an old record of 13.3 set in 1931.For the second day in a row, Env...
Jan 31, 2024
CFL announces it will stage its Canadian draft April 30
TORONTO - The CFL will stage its annual draft April 30. The league made the announcement Wednesday. The draft will immediately follow the NFL draft, which will be held April 25-27 in Detroit. The CFL ...
Jan 31, 2024
Drawn by Halifax's brand of soccer, Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé moves east for a second time
Jrmy Gagnon-Lapar's decision to return to the Halifax Wanderers was simple. He likes the brand of football the CPL side is playing under coach Patrice Gheisar. While he enjoyed his first go-round with...
Jan 31, 2024
Trudeau says Ottawa 'actively working' to find missing Palestinian Canadian in Gaza
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "actively engaged" after a Palestinian Canadian was reported missing in the Gaza Strip. Mansour Shouman was in the region to help document...
Jan 31, 2024
Conservatives get more than $35M in donations during Poilievre's first year as leader
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada raised more than $35 million during Pierre Poilievre's first full year as leader - and the federal Liberals brought in less than half that amount. The party s...
Jan 31, 2024
David Norman Jr. the latest B.C. product to come home and sign with Vancouver FC
The Canadian Premier League is proving you really can come home, even if you wear cleats for a living. After spending last year playing in England and Ireland, David Norman Jr. is back on familiar tur...
Jan 31, 2024
Flood evacuation alerts expand in Pemberton, B.C., with more rain in forecast
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A flooding evacuation alert has been expanded in the Pemberton area of British Columbia as Environment Canada warns of more heavy rain in the forecast. The weathe...
Jan 31, 2024
A controversial theory linking climate change to Arctic cold snaps, explained
The capricious start to the winter season has already seen dramatic temperature swings across much of Canada, with energy grid-disrupting cold snaps giving way to an ice-thawing warm spell. Scientists...
Jan 31, 2024
Fundraising scandal: Quebec's CAQ says ready to end donations to political parties
QUEBEC - The Coalition Avenir Qubec party says it's prepared to end citizen donations to political parties, after controversies about its members' fundraising practices. Jean-Franois Roberge, the mini...
Jan 31, 2024
Best for world if Netanyahu leaves office 'sooner rather than later': Liberal MP
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament says it would be in the best interests of the Middle East and the world if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves office. Winnipeg MP Ben Carr says he...
Jan 31, 2024