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CP NewsAlert: Finance Minister Freeland tables 2023 fiscal update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fall economic statement details another $20.8 billion in new spending since the spring budget, plus a pledge to keep deficits in check as risk of election...
Nov 21, 2023

B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report
VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...
Nov 21, 2023

Construction contract for Phase 1 of Highway 3 twinning welcomed by lobby group
COALDALE, AB. - When it comes to twinning of Highway 3, many have adopted an attitude of "we'll believe it when we see it". The President of the Highway 3 Twinning Development Association says the awa...
Nov 21, 2023

'Bank of mom and dad' study: B.C. high earners get housing boost if parents also own
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada study into what it calls the "bank of mom and dad" shows home ownership among young high earners in British Columbia increases more than anywhere else in Canada if their p...
Nov 21, 2023

Madell scores 30 tries, Canada beats U.S. in wheelchair rugby at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Zak Madell of Okotoks, Alta., scored 30 of his team's 46 tries as Canada surged into the wheelchair rugby semifinals at the 2023 Parapan Am Games with a 46-41 win over the archrival ...
Nov 21, 2023

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu says war against Hamas will not stop after cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue its war against Hamas, even if a temporary cease-fire is reached with the Islamic militant group to release hostages. In co...
Nov 21, 2023

Habs say forward Harvey-Pinard out 6-8 weeks, defenceman Harris out indefinitely
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard will be sidelined for six to eight weeks while Jordan Harris will be out indefinitely with lower-body injuries. Harvey-Pinard, in his...
Nov 21, 2023

Judge orders McGill to comply with deal on unmarked grave search at former hospital
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ordered McGill University to comply with a deal it reached with a group of Indigenous women that outlines the search for possible unmarked graves at a former Montreal hos...
Nov 21, 2023

Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander leading upstart Thunder to new level
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading the NBA's hottest young team on both ends of the floor. The 25-year-old from Hamilton has the Oklahoma City Thunder on a five-game winning streak and boasting a 10-4...
Nov 21, 2023

Montreal Alouettes announce details for Grey Cup championship parade on Wednesday
MONTREAL - The Grey Cup will travel from the corner of De Maisonneuve Boulevard and Crescent Street to Montreal's "Quartier des Spectacles" when the Alouettes hold their championship parade on Wednesd...
Nov 21, 2023