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Premier says more than 24,000 forced from homes by Alberta wildfires
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says an emergency management cabinet committee is set to meet this afternoon as the number of wildfire evacuees in the province has grown to more than 24,000. Smith says th...
May 06, 2023
Quebec public security officials say 89 communities affected by spring flooding
MONTREAL - Quebec public security officials say 89 municipalities are dealing with spring flooding with more than 660 people across the province forced to leave their homes. The regions hardest hit ar...
May 06, 2023
Leafs head south looking to climb out of 0-2 hole: 'A lot of hockey left'
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are back under pressure - and under the microscope. Having finally won a playoff series for the first time in 19 years when John Tavares banked in the Game 6 overtime clinche...
May 06, 2023
Canucks sign Jonathan Lekkerimäki to three-year, entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Jonathan Lekkerimki to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Saturday. Lekkerimki recently completed his season with Djurgrdens I...
May 06, 2023
Liberals reject balanced budget and mandatory voting as official policy
OTTAWA - The Liberals have rejected a policy resolution that would have called on them to make a balanced budget part of their next election platform. The policy resolution brought forward by Quebec L...
May 06, 2023
Government still investigating why threats against Chong not passed up to cabinet
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the government is still investigating why warnings that a Conservative MP was being threatened by the Chinese government never made it to the desk ...
May 06, 2023
Canada Post issues its first stamp featuring King Charles III
OTTAWA - Canada Post has released its first definite stamp featuring King Charles as monarch. The Crown corporation says it is the first time the King has appeared on the Canadian stamp. The stamp was...
May 06, 2023
Elected officials, dignitaries mark coronation of King Charles in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The federal government honoured the coronation of King Charles III, Canada's new head of state, with a ceremony of its own in the nation's capital this morning. Elected officials and dignitar...
May 06, 2023
Charmaine Crooks elected Canada Soccer president at annual meeting in Saint John
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Charmaine Crooks has been elected president of Canada Soccer. The former Olympian beat out former Canada Soccer vice-president Rob Newman for the top elected job at the governing bo...
May 06, 2023
Enhanced ComiCon event takes over Nanaimo mall
NANAIMO - Following a widely successful event last year following a pandemic hiatus, the Curious ComiCon 2023 is back in Nanaimo for its sixth year. The all-age, free event is being hosted again by Cu...
May 06, 2023