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Search of Manitoba landfill for remains of slain First Nations women on track: Kinew
WINNIPEG - The effort to find the remains of two slain First Nations women in a landfill is on track and excavation in the target area is set to start in early December, Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesd...
Oct 23, 2024
Five things about Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, who won't seek re-election in 2025
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says she will quit municipal politics after serving the final year of her second term, which comes to an end in November 2025. Known for her trademark laugh and...
Oct 23, 2024
Alberta premier vows to review professional regulators, legislate limits
Premier Danielle Smith says her government will review professional regulatory bodies and introduce legislation next year to limit how they can police their own members.In a video released Wednesday, ...
Oct 23, 2024
Banks lower prime rates to 5.95% after Bank of Canada move
Canadian financial institutions say they are lowering their prime lending rates to match the decrease announced by the Bank of Canada. The central bank lowered its key interest rate by half a percenta...
Oct 23, 2024
Five things to know for Skate Canada International in Halifax
HALIFAX - The Canadian pairs team of Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will join fellow world champions Ilia Malinin and Kaori Sakamoto to headline a strong field at Skate Canada Internationa...
Oct 23, 2024
Primerano, Watts to make national women's hockey team debuts in Rivalry Series
CALGARY - The Canadian women's hockey team roster for the next Rivalry Series against the United States was unveiled Wednesday after two straight years of Canadian comebacks. Canada lost the first thr...
Oct 23, 2024
Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed in a Wyoming vehicle strike
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park has been killed in a vehicle strike, authorities said Wednesday. Officials said the fema...
Oct 23, 2024
Canadiens defenceman Barron listed day-to-day with upper-body injury
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal defenceman Justin Barron is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury after missing the Canadiens' practice Wednesday. Forwards Joel Armia and Christian Dvorak and defen...
Oct 23, 2024
Abdelrazik tells of despair when Ottawa denied him passport to return home from Sudan
OTTAWA - Abousfian Abdelrazik told a court today about the roller-coaster of emotions he experienced during the tense days of early 2009 when he awaited the green light to return to Canada from Sudan....
Oct 23, 2024
Zamboni driver in western Quebec arrested for impaired driving after rink incident
MONTREAL - A Zamboni driver in western Quebec has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a low-speed crash at a hockey rink on Monday. Police in the region say the 25-year-old man was ar...
Oct 23, 2024