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Manitoba Tories choose Kelvin Goertzen as interim leader, new premier until Oct. 30
WINNIPEG - Kelvin Goertzen will become Manitoba's 23rd premier. The governing Progressive Conservative caucus chose Goertzen Tuesday as interim party leader to replace Premier Brian Pallister, who is ...
Aug 31, 2021

Nanaimo's Overdose Awareness Day takes politicians to task over rising fatalities
NANAIMO - The first International Overdose Awareness Day event in Nanaimo since the pandemic took aim at the systems and policies behind the toxic drug crisis. "I'm still confused over what tangible a...
Aug 31, 2021

Pierre Fitzgibbon to return as Quebec economy minister after selling shares
QUEBEC - Pierre Fitzgibbon will return to the cabinet of Premier Franois Legault on Wednesday after withdrawing in June because of ethics violations. He will resume his role as economy minister follow...
Aug 31, 2021

Canada's Denis Shapovalov cruises into second round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Denis Shapovalov cruised into the second round of men's singles competition at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 win over Argentina's Federico Delbonis on Tuesday. The seventh see...
Aug 31, 2021

Canada's spy service once again admonished by court over duty of candour
OTTAWA - A federal judge blames "a combination of institutional and systemic negligence" for the latest instance of Canada's spy service failing to be sufficiently forthcoming about applications for j...
Aug 31, 2021

New co-host Burleson set for 'CBS Mornings' debut next week
Nate Burleson has been doing morning television since 2016, but he is about to become a familiar face to a new audience. Burleson will debut as one of the co-hosts when "CBS Mornings" debuts on Sept. ...
Aug 31, 2021

Biden praises airlift, defends departure from 'forever war'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Addressing the nation, a defensive President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. military airlift to extract more than 120,000 Afghans, Americans and other allies to end a 20 year w...
Aug 31, 2021

Montreal to name downtown plaza for jazz great Oscar Peterson
MONTREAL - Following years of public calls to honour one of the most important musicians to come from Montreal, the city announced on Tuesday it will name a downtown plaza after the late jazz legend O...
Aug 31, 2021

U.S. warning about travel to Canada mainly for benefit of unvaccinated, CDC head says
WASHINGTON - The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. told Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada mainly for the benefit of those not yet vaccinated against COVID-1...
Aug 31, 2021

New candidates challenge NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Burnaby South riding
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife decided to hit the campaign trail with a Polaroid camera to capture 36 days on the road when the election was called just a few days after the couple announced th...
Aug 31, 2021