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Riders hope first in West Division is still in play when they host Stampeders
REGINA - The door to first place in the CFL's West Division is open slightly for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but it may be firmly closed by the time they step on the field Saturday for their regular...
Oct 25, 2024
50 tonnes of 'fatbergs' removed from Richmond, B.C., sewers, Metro Vancouver says
Workers in Metro Vancouver have chiselled away about 50 tonnes of so-called "fatbergs" that have clogged the sewer system and prompted a reminder to residents not to dump grease down the drain. Dana Z...
Oct 25, 2024
New tool to study how climate change has shifted the odds of extreme cold weather
The federal government will begin this winter to quickly analyze how climate change is shifting the odds of extreme cold temperatures, broadening the application of the system it rolled out over the s...
Oct 25, 2024
Montreal man charged with first-degree murder in Ottawa femicide: police
OTTAWA - Ottawa police say a Montreal man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing of a woman on Thursday in front of two of her children. Fsha Tekhle, 36, was charged today for the k...
Oct 25, 2024
Trump visits Texas to tape Joe Rogan's podcast and to criticize Harris on immigration
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Donald Trump headed to Texas on Friday to talk about border security, a trip that comes as the former president escalates his already dark and apocalyptic rhetoric against illegal...
Oct 25, 2024
A mutt known as 'Houdini' for his ability to elude capture is finally off the streets
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Dubbed on social media as the "Houdini" of New Orleans' Mid-City neighborhood, Scrim - a scruffy, mixed-breed dog that was on the lam for more than six months after escaping his yar...
Oct 25, 2024
Biden visits Native Country and apologizes for the 'sin' of a 150-year-old boarding school policy
LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the "sin" of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated Indian c...
Oct 25, 2024
Wind warning for B.C.'s south coast with gusts up to 90 km/h expected overnight
Coastal British Columbia will see strong winds overnight with gusts that could reach speeds of between 90 and 110 kilometres per hour. Warnings from Environment Canada span the Greater Victoria area, ...
Oct 25, 2024
Canada condemns 'horrifying' violence in Haiti as political transition challenged
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada strongly condemns a new surge in gang violence in Haiti. In recent weeks, gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation and the UN says ...
Oct 25, 2024
Joly faces calls for probe in death of woman Canada refused to repatriate from Syria
OTTAWA - Advocates want Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly to call an impartial investigation into the death of a Canadian woman the federal government refused to repatriate from a Syrian detention ...
Oct 25, 2024