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Senate bill would require age verification for Canadians accessing porn sites
OTTAWA - A Senate bill that would require Canadians to verify their age online before accessing porn is moving through the House of Commons without the support of the Liberal government. Independent S...
Dec 14, 2023

Valour FC takes Cape Breton winger Owen Sheppard first in CPL-U Sports draft
Valour FC selected University of Cape Breton winger Owen Sheppard first overall in Thursday's CPL-U Sports draft. Sheppard, a native of St. John's, becomes the first player drafted from Newfoundland b...
Dec 14, 2023

NDP and Liberals set new deadline for introduction of pharmacare bill
OTTAWA - The NDP and Liberals have agreed to a new March 1 deadline for the federal government to introduce pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons, as part of their supply-and-confidence deal....
Dec 14, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Residents can return home after Quebec dike declared safe
MONT-LAURIER, Que. - Authorities say work carried out by government engineers has stabilized a dike northwest of Montreal that was at risk of bursting. With the Morier dike in the Laurentians region d...
Dec 14, 2023

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka win ITF World Champion awards for 2023
LONDON (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were honored as the International Tennis Federation's 2023 ITF World Champions on Thursday after being the only singles players to reach at least the s...
Dec 14, 2023

Results of the City Civic Core survey released
PRINCE GEORGE-The City has released the results of the City Civic Core District Plan project survey showing that multi-zoned developments and recreational spaces are top of mind for residents.The Plan...
Dec 14, 2023

B.C. approves health research centre construction at new St. Paul's Hospital
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial government says it is going ahead with the construction of a $638-million "state-of-the-art" research centre at the new St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. Prem...
Dec 14, 2023

Amazon delivery drivers accused of stealing packages in Metro Vancouver
BURNABY, B.C. - Three delivery truck drivers in Metro Vancouver are facing possible charges for allegedly stealing packages and trying to sell the contents online. Mounties say the cases of porch pira...
Dec 14, 2023

Unfinished business, threat to progressive policies driving Trudeau to run again
OTTAWA - If there is a walk in the snow coming for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this winter, it won't have anything to do with reflecting on his future. It also won't come as the result of being push...
Dec 14, 2023

Conservative MP Michael Chong granted standing in inquiry on foreign interference
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong has been granted full standing to participate in the public inquiry into foreign inference in recent Canadian elections. Marie-Jose Hogue, who heads the commissi...
Dec 14, 2023