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System failed Quebec girl whose 2019 killing led to youth protection reforms: coroner
MONTREAL - A coroner says Quebec's child protection services failed a young girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the system. Ghane Kamel's report says ins...
Sep 03, 2025
Temperatures reach 40 C in Lytton, B.C., as heat warnings persist across province
VANCOUVER - Heat warnings and air-quality advisories are persisting in parts of British Columbia after daily high temperature records fell in a dozen communities, and the mercury rose to 40 C in the F...
Sep 03, 2025
Spanish Vuelta stage cut short because of disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters near finish line
BILBAO, Spain (AP) - The 11th stage of the Spanish Vuelta was cut short and finished without a winner because of a disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters near the finish line in the Basque Country c...
Sep 03, 2025
Families of Boeing crash victims, including Canadians, make potential final plea for criminal prosecution
DALLAS (AP) - Families of some of the 346 people killed in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners held photos of their dead loved ones Wednesday outside a federal court in Texas, where a judge is hearing...
Sep 03, 2025
Canada will thank U.S. President Donald Trump in 20 years, former Quebec premier says
QUBEC - Jean Charest says Canada will eventually thank U.S. President Donald Trump for providing the country with a much-needed economic shakeup. The Quebec premier between 2003 and 2012 told business...
Sep 03, 2025
Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program and to stop issuing visas under the program. Poilievre argues a jobs crisis among...
Sep 03, 2025
Sask. outfitters lose millions in revenues due to wildfires
Wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan have cost outfitters more than $2 million so far in 2025. That's according to Saskatchewan Commission of Professional Outfitters (SCPO) Acting-CEO Roy Anderson, who ...
Sep 03, 2025
Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, UN agency says
VIENNA (AP) - Iran further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels before Israel launched its military attack on June 13, a confidential report by the United Nations' ...
Sep 03, 2025
Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program and to stop issuing visas under the program. Poilievre argues a jobs crisis among...
Sep 03, 2025
Lorena becomes a hurricane off the western coast of Mexico, U.S. forecaster says
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Lorena formed off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and a tropical storm warning has been issued for parts for of the area, forecasters said. The storm is expected...
Sep 03, 2025