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One woman killed, one hurt in armed robbery attempt southeast of Quebec City
SAINT-ANSELME, Que. - One woman was killed and another was badly injured following an alleged armed robbery attempt at a clothing store southeast of Quebec City. Quebec provincial police say the suspe...
Nov 29, 2024

Snowfall warning extended into the weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - The snow that was supposed to ease off Friday is going to continue a little while longer.Environment Canada has extended its snowfall warning into the weekend, including a heavy round ...
Nov 29, 2024

Cucumbers recalled in Canada, U.S. over possible salmonella contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling cucumbers across the country due to a potential salmonella contamination. All sizes of SunFed Produce whole fresh American cucumbers sold between Oct. ...
Nov 29, 2024

Federal government posts $13B deficit in first half of the fiscal year
OTTAWA - The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $13 billion between April and September. That compares to an $8.2 billion deficit over the same period last year. According to the monthly ...
Nov 29, 2024

How changing catch-and-release fishing practices can boost salmon survival
VANCOUVER - A study has found catch-and-release sportfishing practices that leave salmon with injuries, particularly to their eyes, cause higher mortality than earlier research suggested. Scott Hinch,...
Nov 29, 2024

How changing catch-and-release fishing practices can boost salmon survival
VANCOUVER - A study has found catch-and-release sportfishing practices that leave salmon with injuries, particularly to their eyes, cause higher mortality than earlier research suggested. Scott Hinch,...
Nov 29, 2024

Canadian news publishers suing ChatGPT developer OpenAI
OTTAWA - A coalition of Canadian news publishers is suing OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system. The coalition includes The Canadian Press, Torst...
Nov 29, 2024

Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of B.C. law on opioid health costs recovery
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that would allow British Columbia to pursue a class-action lawsuit against opioid providers on behalf of other provinces, the te...
Nov 29, 2024

Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of B.C. law on opioid health costs recovery
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that would allow British Columbia to pursue a class-action lawsuit against opioid providers on behalf of other provinces, the te...
Nov 29, 2024

British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers gave initial approval Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. After an impassioned and debate, members of Parliament approv...
Nov 29, 2024