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Parliament spaces out microphones after another interpreter is injured
OTTAWA - The federal government is being forced to adjust the setup in the House of Commons and committee rooms after another language interpreter suffered a significant hearing injury. The Canadian A...
Apr 29, 2024

'I feel honoured to say I was his friend': Wayne Gretzky remembers Bob Cole
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Tributes continue to pour in for Bob Cole as his family has confirmed a funeral will be held for the legendary broadcaster Friday in St. John's, N.L. Wayne Gretzky says it was Cole'...
Apr 29, 2024

Conservatives push federal Liberals on drug decimalization after B.C. reverses course
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its decriminalization pilot project. B.C. Premier...
Apr 29, 2024

Conference on exploring Canada's raw materials returns to P.A.
After a successful first year in Prince Albert, the Canadian Centre for Raw Materials is bringing more international interest to the city. The Second Annual Raw Materials Conference begins Monday in P...
Apr 29, 2024

Jets' Hellebuyck, Canucks' Demko among finalists for NHL's top goaltender award
NEW YORK - Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, Thatcher Demko of the Vancouver Canucks and Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers are the finalists for this season's Vezina Trophy. The trophy is...
Apr 29, 2024

Show us the contracts: Tories want EV project details, demand union job protections
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives are demanding to see contracts related to six electric vehicle projects underway in Canada for information on what they do to protect local union jobs. The Tories...
Apr 29, 2024
Sask. braces for spring storms, with rain, thunder and possible snow ahead
Some spring showers - and possibly snow - could hit the province this week.Erik Dykes, senior meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the forecast is calling for steady rain and pockets of heavy s...
Apr 29, 2024

Pro-Palestinian encampment illegal and violates policies: McGill University
MONTREAL - McGill University says the camp set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on the institution's grounds in Montreal violates school policies and the law. More than two dozen tents had been...
Apr 29, 2024

Scotland's leader resigns as he struggles to win support for weakened government
LONDON (AP) - Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, has resigned rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fightin...
Apr 29, 2024

At least 40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, police said. The Old Kijabe Dam, lo...
Apr 29, 2024