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Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip
OTTAWA - Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Tor...
Sep 20, 2024
RCMP officers face firing over 'atrocious' racist behaviour, harassment
VANCOUVER - Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and "horrible" behaviour detailed by a fellow officer. A schedule from the RCMP shows...
Sep 20, 2024
RCMP officers face firing over 'atrocious' racist behaviour, harassment
VANCOUVER - Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and "horrible" behaviour detailed by a fellow officer. A schedule from the RCMP shows...
Sep 20, 2024
People to sleep on flattened cardboard to support Nanaimo area youth
NANAIMO - A unique fundraiser is driving home the point of what it's like to sleep rough on city streets.Nanaimo Youth Services Association (NYSA) is hosting its second Roughing It event on the evenin...
Sep 20, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Three men injured after man enters Quebec mosque bearing a knife
MONTREAL - Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife. Police in Chteauguay, Que., on Montreal's South Shore, say the three men were ...
Sep 20, 2024
Canadiens' St. Louis preaches patience as Laine, Dach, Newhook build chemistry
MONTREAL - Martin St. Louis knows Patrik Laine and Kirby Dach can be difference-makers on the Montreal Canadiens' second line. The Canadiens head coach says his job now is to preach patience as the tw...
Sep 20, 2024
Hobbled Redblacks look to clinch playoff spot with win over league-leading Alouettes
OTTAWA - Playoff hopes are on the line as the Ottawa Redblacks host the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday. The Alouettes (10-2-1) have already secured a playoff berth, but a win, coupled with a Toronto l...
Sep 20, 2024
Quebec company looks to help open up Canada to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
With an ownership stake in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Quebec's Allrem Sports & Entertainment has a vested interest in seeing the promotion flourish in Canada. BKFC has held two cards ...
Sep 20, 2024
RCMP say arson destroyed Red Bridge across Thompson River in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Police in Kamloops, B.C., say they have launched an arson investigation into the fire that destroyed the 88-year-old Red Bridge across the South Thompson River. RCMP say in a statemen...
Sep 20, 2024
Journeyman ties 36-hole record at Wentworth to lead by two; McIlroy four shots back
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Three weeks ago, Matthew Baldwin was laughing at himself for mishitting a drive so badly that the ball went between his legs and advanced just one yard in front of the t...
Sep 20, 2024