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Fire in Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood destroys or damages five businesses
VANCOUVER - A number of businesses in Vancouver's Kerrisdale shopping area have been damaged or destroyed in an overnight fire. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Chief Karen Fry says in a social media post th...
Oct 02, 2023
Diwali fireworks advisory issued despite warnings it might be discriminatory: emails
OTTAWA - An Environment Canada advisory that singled out Diwali fireworks as a reason to prepare for poor air quality last October was issued despite multiple warnings from some staff about it being d...
Oct 02, 2023
Federal ministers still lack mandate letters, two months after majority shuffled
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to issue mandate letters for his cabinet ministers, two months after announcing an overhaul to his front bench. Defence Minister Bill Blair said last wee...
Oct 02, 2023
House prepares to vote on new Speaker in rare mid-session election as MPs vie for job
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will vote for a new Speaker tomorrow in a rare mid-session election. Steven Chaplin, a fellow at the University of Ottawa's Public Law Centre, says this is only the secon...
Oct 02, 2023
RCMP confirm Indigenous teen missing in Williams Lake, B.C., has been found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia teenager who was last seen one week ago in Williams Lake has been found. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says the 13-year-old is safe. He did not say where she was ...
Oct 02, 2023
Rush's Geddy Lee reflects on 'My Effin' Life' with book and tour
TORONTO - Rush bassist Geddy Lee is getting closer to his heart with a new memoir. The "Tom Sawyer" musician is set to release "My Effin' Life" on Nov. 14 which will coincide with a 14-city North Amer...
Oct 02, 2023
'No selfishness' - Toronto Raptors cultural reset begins at training camp
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is firm: there will be no selfishness on his team this season. Ujiri and new head coach Darko Rajakovic spoke to media in Toronto this morning before the Raptors ...
Oct 02, 2023
Couple killed by bear in Banff National Park experienced in outdoors: family friend
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA - A bear expert who's a family friend of one of two people killed by a grizzly bear in Banff National Park says the couple was experienced in the outdoors and could have b...
Oct 02, 2023
Raptors president Masai Ujiri on Knicks lawsuit: 'Go figure'
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is dismissive of a lawsuit brought against his team by the rival New York Knicks. The Knicks filed suit against the Raptors, their new head coach Darko Rajakovic ...
Oct 02, 2023
NHLers recall eye-opening off-ice moments as rookies: 'Like, that's insane'
Connor McDavid couldn't believe what was in front of him. The No. 1 pick at the 2015 NHL draft was starting his rookie season with the Edmonton Oilers. Everything was new - new city, new team, new way...
Oct 02, 2023