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Cree evacuees in Quebec wildfire crisis face particular cultural, health challenges
MONTREAL - Almost 1,200 vulnerable people from Cree communities are among the evacuees who have fled northern Quebec because of wildfires and smoke. Dr. Franois Prvost of the Cree health board says th...
Jun 28, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. port union issues 72-hour strike notice
VANCOUVER - The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice and its members are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 28, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. port union issues 72-hour strike notice
VANCOUVER - The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice and its members are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 28, 2023
Search ongoing for stolen German Shepherd puppies from Nanaimo property
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are involved in trying to locate several stolen dogs.Reserve Cst. Gary O'Brien said ten puppies, each just eight weeks old, were taken from a home in the 300 block of Black Di...
Jun 28, 2023
Canada welcomes largest number of immigrants in first quarter since at least 1972
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country welcomed more than 145,000 immigrants during the first three months of the year. That's the highest number for a single quarter on record, since comparable ...
Jun 28, 2023
Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since 2020 Olympics
Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in early August, her first event since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announc...
Jun 28, 2023
Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since 2020 Olympics
Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in early August, her first event since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announc...
Jun 28, 2023
Argos sporting CFL-best ground game early in 2023 regular season
As the defending Grey Cup champion the Toronto Argonauts' start to the 2023 season isn't surprising. But how they've done it certainly is. Toronto (2-0) hosts the B.C. Lions (3-0) at BMO Field on Mond...
Jun 28, 2023
Jordi Fernandez replaces Nick Nurse as coach of Canadian men’s basketball team
TORONTO - Sacramento Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernandez is replacing former Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse as the head coach of the Canadian men's basketball team, Canada Basketball announced Wed...
Jun 28, 2023
Vessel with underwater vehicle that searched for Titan returns to Newfoundland port
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A vessel that had been searching for debris from the ill-fated Titan submersible returned to port in St. John's, N.L., this morning. The Canadian-flagged Horizon Arctic is carrying ...
Jun 28, 2023