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As the Bay store in Winnipeg gets a new life, here are some moments from its past
WINNIPEG - The iconic Hudson's Bay Co. building in downtown Winnipeg is to get a new life with a transfer to Indigenous leadership. Here is some background about the historical six-storey, 60,000-squa...
Apr 22, 2022
Death toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33, Taliban say
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A Taliban official says a bombing at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 33 people, including students of a religious school. Zabi...
Apr 22, 2022
Freeland says Russia should be booted from G20, but no movement yet
WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Russia should be booted from an international forum to manage global economic concerns. Freeland says removing Russia from the G20 was a key topic ...
Apr 22, 2022
New music festival coming to Ness Creek
Musicians and fans from across Saskatchewan will soon come together for a new music festival happening this summer near Big River.The first-ever Jack Pine Music Festival will take place June 24-26 at ...
Apr 22, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Canadiens legend and Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur dead at 70
Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has died at age 70. Quebec Premier Franois Legault offered condolences to the family of the Hockey Hall of Famer on Friday. A cause of death was not immediately k...
Apr 22, 2022
Rolling after a slow start, CF Montreal faces East-leading Philadelphia
After a rocky start to the season that saw it bow out of the CONCACAF Champions League and start its Major League Soccer campaign with three consecutive losses, CF Montral appears to have righted the ...
Apr 22, 2022
RCMP Report Pt. 2: Assault arrest, dangerous driver stopped
At the start of the week, Battlefords RCMP arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a woman in her 30s.Officers responded to a 911 call early Sunday morning, which came from a home south of...
Apr 22, 2022
Former Kenyan President Kibaki is dead at 90
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at the age of 90. Kibaki's death was announced Friday by President Uhuru Kenyatta, who said his passing was a sad day for the country...
Apr 22, 2022
Transformation in Winnipeg and slaughter in Mariupol: In The News for Apr. 22
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Apr. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Apr 22, 2022
Higher-paid agency nurses could pose 'dangerous challenge' to health system: union
A nursing union boss wants Canada's auditor general to find out how many privately contracted nurses are working for health authorities across the country, doing the same work as staff counterparts wh...
Apr 22, 2022