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CP NewsAlert: Akwesasne police say body found was man linked to migrant deaths probe
MONTREAL - Police in Akwesasne say a body found this month in the St. Lawrence River is that of a man connected to the investigation into the deaths of eight migrants. Police say the coroner's office ...
Jul 28, 2023
Nanaimo RCMP understanding more about Caravan's movements prior to fatal Parkway crash
NANAIMO - More is now known about how an ultimately fatal collision on the Nanaimo Parkway came to be.Twenty-four-year-old Reid Davidson died of his injuries after being hit by a vehicle driving the w...
Jul 28, 2023
Enbridge, Bad River Indigenous band both appealing Line 5 court ruling in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON - Both sides in the ongoing dispute over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline are appealing last month's court decision in Wisconsin. That's where a district court judge gave Calgary-based Enbr...
Jul 28, 2023
New justice minister arrives amid bail debate, vows fresh look at judicial vacancies
OTTAWA - Canada's new justice minister says he plans to tell his staff and department to move "expeditiously" on addressing judicial vacancies, an issue that dogged his predecessors. Prime Minister Ju...
Jul 28, 2023
Canadians Liendo, Masse reach event finals at world aquatics championships
FUKUOKA, Japan - Josh Liendo qualified for two finals while Kylie Masse advanced to the women's 200-metre backstroke final Friday at the World Aquatics Championships. Liendo, from Toronto, advanced to...
Jul 28, 2023
Canfor Corp. reports $43.9M loss in second quarter amid tough pulp, lumber conditions
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says wildfires in Western Canada continue to disrupt its operations as it reported a loss of $43.9 million in the second quarter. With new records set in both Alberta and B.C....
Jul 28, 2023
Major Montreal water main break leaves buildings flooded, vehicles submerged
MONTREAL - A major water main break in northeastern Montreal has forced evacuations and left vehicles submerged. The City of Montreal says some 18 buildings the Villeray-St-Michel-Park-Extension borou...
Jul 28, 2023
Montreal's new light-rail train network inaugurated, will open for free over weekend
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal's electric light-rail train network has been officially inaugurated. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Franois Legault and Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante were among the di...
Jul 28, 2023
'Very proud moment': Valdez becomes first Filipino-Canadian woman to serve in cabinet
TORONTO - Rechie Valdez, who made history this week when she became the first Filipino-Canadian woman named to the federal cabinet, took an unusual path to high political office, transitioning from ba...
Jul 28, 2023
White House escalates extreme-heat efforts as record July marks 'global boiling' era
WASHINGTON - The hottest month in recorded history is going out with a bang in the United States. Much of the populous U.S. northeast is facing temperatures today and Saturday that will feel like 40 C...
Jul 28, 2023