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Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government's effort to rebuild Jasper
JASPER, ALTA. - Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government's share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta. In July, a wildfire ...
Oct 09, 2024
Canada adds $15M to aid for Lebanon and will match $6M in donations
OTTAWA - Canada is adding another $15 million to its humanitarian aid package for Lebanon after an escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. Internation...
Oct 09, 2024
Gunshots hit Montreal building owned by man with two other properties hit by arson
MONTREAL - Montreal police arrested three people, including two teenagers, after gunshots were fired Tuesday night at a building owned by a man with two properties targeted by deadly fires. Police say...
Oct 09, 2024
Liberal MP says his House of Commons penalty should have been the same as Poilievre's
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Yvan Baker says there should not have been different punishments doled out to him and to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for comments each of them made in the House of Commons...
Oct 09, 2024
Language barriers and lack of money is a matter of life and death with Milton approaching Florida
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Milton is expected to unleash its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants who don't speak English, most of them Latin Americans harvesting oranges and tomatoes i...
Oct 09, 2024
Kayu the cinnamon Staffordshire Terrier looking for a place to settle down
NANAIMO - Kayu is a four-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier who's looking for a couch with a sunbeam where she can nap her days away. Kayu's recent litter of puppies have all been adopted, and no...
Oct 09, 2024
Foreign affairs minister urges Canadians to leave Florida ahead of devastating storm
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canadians in Florida should leave and people planning to travel there should postpone as the state braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton. The sto...
Oct 09, 2024
Ottawa Redblacks sign American quarterback Tyrie Adams to contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed American quarterback Tyrie Adams to a one-year contract extension Wednesday. Adams, 27, hasn't thrown a pass in 2024 after suffering a season-ending knee injury in...
Oct 09, 2024
Official languages report questions enrolment cap on Quebec English junior colleges
OTTAWA - Canada's official languages commissioner is expressing concern over Quebec's decision to cap the number of students who can enrol in the province's English-language junior colleges. Raymond T...
Oct 09, 2024
Quebec puts youth protection office branch under trusteeship after shocking report
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has put a branch of the province's youth protection office under trusteeship following a report that alleges the rights of dozens of children have been violated. La Pr...
Oct 09, 2024