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Liberals commit $96 million to Black community organizations: Hussen
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the federal government is allocating up to $96 million in funding for Black community organizations. Speaking to reporters in Toronto today, Huss...
Aug 04, 2021

Indigenous minister worries lifting COVID-19 restrictions could bring fourth wave
WINNIPEG - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he is concerned provinces that are lifting COVID-19 restrictions could lead to a Delta-driven fourth wave among Indigenous people. Miller says ...
Aug 04, 2021

Vancouver July home sales were down 11.6% from June, 6.3% from last year: REBGV
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales, listings and prices cooled somewhat in July after a frenzied start to 2021, but still climbed from last year. The B.C. board say...
Aug 04, 2021

Early, intense wildfire season makes Canada-U.S. resource-sharing impossible: Ottawa
WASHINGTON - The federal government says neither Canada nor the United States can lend each other any extra firefighters as they deal with one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent memory. Las...
Aug 04, 2021

Quebec to create permanent unit of provincial and Montreal police to fight gun crime
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will create a mixed unit of provincial and Montreal police to fight a rise in gun violence in the province's biggest city. Genevive Guilbault told reporters to...
Aug 04, 2021

Search in Nova Scotia fails to find any unmarked graves linked to residential school
SHUBENACADIE, N.S. - A team of Nova Scotia researchers confirmed today they were unable to find any unmarked graves for students who died while attending the largest residential school in Atlantic Can...
Aug 04, 2021

10 cases of legionnaires' disease in Montreal, two people have died: public health
Montreal public health officials say they are investigating after two people died of legionnaires' disease in the eastern part of the city. The public health department says 10 cases of the disease, w...
Aug 04, 2021

Fixing long-term care in Canada could cost $13.7B, budget watchdog estimates
OTTAWA - Canada's national budget watchdog says fixing the country's long-term care system would come with a hefty price tag. A report published this morning by parliamentary budget officer Yves Girou...
Aug 04, 2021

Ticats relish the opportunity to end lengthy Grey Cup drought at Tim Hortons Field
Much of the sting might be gone, but Brandon Banks will draw upon the pain of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' 2019 Grey Cup loss when the CFL finally resumes play. Banks and the Ticats will kick off the '21 ...
Aug 04, 2021

High winds put off Royal St. John's Regatta and civic holiday in N.L.'s capital
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A historic rowing race and a civic holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital have been postponed today because of high winds. The Royal St. John's Regatta committee said this m...
Aug 04, 2021