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B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry
Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the British Columbia government are off to California to promote the province as a hot spot for film production. Spencer Chandra Her...
Nov 20, 2024
Republicans on the House Ethics Committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday against releasing a report on their long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney gene...
Nov 20, 2024
Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him eight years later. A coroner's inquest into the July 2016 dea...
Nov 20, 2024
New GM Hervey seeks to elevate once-proud Elks from 'laughingstock' status
EDMONTON - Ed Hervey didn't hold back when describing the Edmonton Elks team. "I do not like where the club sits in the CFL, as far as the perception" said Hervey, who on Wednesday was introduced as t...
Nov 20, 2024
Emergency alert test coming as B.C. mops up from 'bomb cyclone' with high winds
A test for Canada's emergency alert system is set to take place just as British Columbia cleans up from a so-called "bomb cyclone" weather system that cut power and battered parts of the coast with hu...
Nov 20, 2024
Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as par...
Nov 20, 2024
Young Quebecers care less than older people about being served in English: survey
MONTREAL - A new survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog says young Quebecers are far less interested compared to older residents about being served in English in stores. In a report published...
Nov 20, 2024
Former UVA student pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting that left 3 dead, 2 wounded
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Charlottesville campus in...
Nov 20, 2024
Randy Boissonnault leaves Liberal cabinet, prime minister says
OTTAWA - Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP's past claims of Indigenous identity. B...
Nov 20, 2024
Canadians favour government intervention in Canada Post, port labour disputes: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are supportive of government intervention in the labour disputes at ports and at Canada Post. Polling firm Leger found 63 per cent of respondents to a new survey...
Nov 20, 2024