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AFN head meets with Manitoba's vice-regal to seek independent inquiry into killings
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging Manitoba's lieutenant-governor to establish an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in the province. Ci...
Jul 17, 2024
Cabinet to meet for first time since byelection loss amid speculation over shuffle
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says the Liberal cabinet will have a brief meeting this Friday. A separate source with knowledge of the meeting who wasn't authorized to speak publicly said it was...
Jul 17, 2024
Four arrested in killing of two Quebec men last summer
MONTREAL - Police arrested four people on Wednesday morning in connection with the killing of two men in Montreal and Charlemagne, Que., last summer. Jack Shehata, 24, William Beauvais-Bazile, 25, M'H...
Jul 17, 2024
Canada Soccer withholds result of women's Olympic tune-up against Nigeria
MARBELLA - Canada Soccer is withholding the result of a closed-door friendly Wednesday between the eighth-ranked Canadian women's national team and 36th-ranked Nigeria in Marbella, Spain. The match, w...
Jul 17, 2024
Coutts murder-conspiracy trial hears covert late-night shipment was underwear, guitar
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police suspected two COVID-19 protesters at Coutts, Alta., were set to receive a covert, late-night shipment of guns, but a courier told court Wednesday it was socks, underwear and...
Jul 17, 2024
Republican National Convention to focus on foreign policy
MILWAUKEE - The future of United States foreign policy is expected to be the focus of the Republican National Convention tonight as many party faithful call for America to step back from its contribut...
Jul 17, 2024
Returning champions Henderson, Ko, Khang headline CPKC Women's Open field
CALGARY - Returning champions Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko and Megan Khang highlight the field that will tee off at the L-P-G-A Tour's CPKC Women's Open next week. Golf Canada and Canadian Pacific Kansa...
Jul 17, 2024
Construction starts on new Gabriola ferries, Gulf Island capacity issues to benefit
NANAIMO - Work has begun at a European shipyard to build the first two of four new battery-electric hybrid ferries. Two of the new Island Class vessels will serve the Nanaimo Harbour to Gabriola Islan...
Jul 17, 2024
Western Canada sweats in renewed heat wave, rivergoers told to avoid cheap floaties
CALGARY - As Western Canadians sweat under a renewed heat wave, crews in Calgary are scrambling to bail out rivergoers trying to stay cool on dime-store pink flamingo floaties. The Calgary Fire Depart...
Jul 17, 2024
Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to offer publicly to take asylum seekers from Quebec
HALIFAX - The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all p...
Jul 17, 2024