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CP NewsAlert: Newfoundland police issue Amber Alert for missing 14-year-old girl
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Police in Newfoundland and Labrador have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since last week. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says Melissa Morrell ...
Jun 08, 2023

Liberal budget bill passes in House of Commons after Conservative filibuster attempt
OTTAWA - The House of Commons passed the Liberal government's budget bill today, which seeks to roll out vast new incentives for clean energy and expending dental care subsidies - despite a Conservati...
Jun 08, 2023

'Unmitigated gall': Senator rejects minister's call to pass Liberal guns bill quickly
OTTAWA - A battle appears to be brewing between senators and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, as he tries to see the Liberals' controversial gun legislation passed swiftly into law. His office ...
Jun 08, 2023

Fresh D.C. breeze eases atmospheric angst as Canadian smoke chokes U.S. capital
WASHINGTON - Tourists in the U.S. capital are taking Canada's prodigious wildfire smoke in stride. Air quality alerts in Washington, D.C., reached "code purple" status today, one notch below the "maro...
Jun 08, 2023

Rate hike prompted by higher risk of sticky inflation: BoC's Beaudry
VICTORIA - Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry says recent economic data suggests the risk of sticky inflation has gone up, prompting the central bank's decision to raise interest rates on Wed...
Jun 08, 2023

Canadiens GM Kent Hughes says NHLers want to play in Montreal
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes disagrees with the perception that NHL players don't want to play in Montreal, noting that winger Cole Caufield was happy to commit to th...
Jun 08, 2023

Campfire ban goes into effect for all of Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - All open fires are now banned throughout a majority of the Coastal Fire Centre, including all of Vancouver Island.Tinder dry forests, considerable fire activity and little rain in the foreca...
Jun 08, 2023

Working smoke alarm in just 45% of 2022 home fires in B.C.: report
VICTORIA - A report from British Columbia's fire commissioner says there were 86 deaths due to fires in the province last year, a toll that has tripled in three years. The report says there were more ...
Jun 08, 2023

B.C. government taps veteran mediator to resolve Fraser Valley bus strike
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help resolve what it says is an "incredibly challenging" bus strike in the Fraser Valley. CUPE Local 561 has be...
Jun 08, 2023

New-look Alouettes eager to prove doubters wrong in 2023: 'They better be ready'
MONTREAL - For the first time in years, Montreal Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia is entering a season where he can focus on football, and nothing else. The Alouettes open their season at home...
Jun 08, 2023