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Body of missing woman found in Saskatoon landfill, police say suspect dead
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatoon police say they have found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill and that a suspect in her death has since died. Officers began searching the landfill in May f...
Aug 06, 2024
Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says the federal government is considering new regulations that could make fewer employers eligible to hire temporary foreign workers. It's part of a su...
Aug 06, 2024
Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers
MONTREAL - On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter. The warning was accurate: a tornado touched ...
Aug 06, 2024
Saskatchewan latest province to restrict cellphone use in school classrooms
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year. The move, announced Tuesday, applies to all kindergarten to Grade 12 classro...
Aug 06, 2024
Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis signs on with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran American quarterback Dominique Davis on Tuesday. The move comes after veteran backup Caleb Evans suffered a knee injury in Montreal's 33-16 road win ov...
Aug 06, 2024
Whitecaps Girls Elite squad looks to defend national title, then face CONCACAF's best
The Vancouver Whitecaps women are headed to the new Northern Super League next year. But there are more immediate matters at hand. It starts this week with the League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Champion...
Aug 06, 2024
Conservatives demand government explain how terror suspects immigrated to Canada
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says Canadians have a right to know how a man with links to a foreign terror group evaded Canada's screening process to immigrate to Canada and become a citizen...
Aug 06, 2024
B.C. First Nations claim fish farm licences infringe upon Aboriginal fishing rights
VANCOUVER - Two B.C. First Nations are taking the federal government and fish farm companies to court trying to overturn a decision that allows the farms to continue to operate off B.C.'s coast for an...
Aug 06, 2024
G7 foreign ministers say 'no country stands to gain' from rising Middle East tensions
OTTAWA - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and her G7 counterparts have issued a joint statement calling for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The foreign ministers of Canada...
Aug 06, 2024
Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, marking a major milestone since her move to the top of the Democratic ticket ahead of the No...
Aug 06, 2024