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N.S. had highest poverty rate in Canada in 2022; Manitoba had most deep poverty
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report from Statistics Canada says Nova Scotia had the highest rate of poverty among the provinces in 2022, and Manitoba had the highest rate of deep poverty. The report relea...
Feb 06, 2025
Police seek suspect in alleged Canada-wide romance scam that cost victims $275k
Police in Ontario say they are looking for a man who is alleged to have swindled nearly a dozen victims across Canada in a romance scam. Peel Regional Police say 11 victims from Ontario, Quebec, Alber...
Feb 06, 2025
Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Online voting has begun in what the Heiltsuk Nation calls a historic referendum on a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia's central coast. A statement from...
Feb 06, 2025
National rent prices hit 18-month low in January: report
TORONTO - Average asking rents across Canada hit an 18-month low in January, declining 4.4 per cent on an annual basis to $2,100. A monthly report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation, which analyzes listings...
Feb 06, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives. The ruling came hours before the midnight deadl...
Feb 06, 2025
Ottawa, provinces should discuss possibility of west-east oil pipeline: Wilkinson
WASHINGTON - Canada's energy minister says Ottawa and the provinces should discuss the possibility of an oil pipeline to Eastern Canada to improve energy security. Jonathan Wilkinson says it's a "vuln...
Feb 06, 2025
CFL slaps defensive lineman Lemon with second suspension for positve drug test
TORONTO - The CFL has slapped American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon with an additional two-game suspension for violating its drug policy. Lemon is currently serving an indefinite suspension for betti...
Feb 06, 2025
Minnesota House Democratic and GOP leaders reach power-sharing agreement to end partisan stalemate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House reached a power-sharing agreement Wednesday night to end a three-week stalemate that the state's chief justice said left...
Feb 06, 2025
Listing crime cartels as terrorists would help in fentanyl fight: RCMP commissioner
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he welcomes a federal plan to list organized crime cartels as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking. In an interview, Duheme says listing crimina...
Feb 06, 2025
Arctic outflow, extreme cold warnings still up in parts of B.C. and cold persists
VANCOUVER - Much of British Columbia is thawing to seasonal temperatures, although arctic outflow warnings remain in place for some parts of the province. Environment Canada says an arctic air mass is...
Feb 06, 2025