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Former Tory MP Tony Clement named director of Conservative fundraising board: sources
OTTAWA - Sources say Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has appointed former member of Parliament Tony Clement to serve on the board of the federal party's main fundraising arm. Multiple sources con...
Sep 15, 2022

Bouchard, Dabroswki into Chennai doubles semis; Zhao loses to Gracheva
CHENNAI, India - Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Gabriela Dabrowski and their partners are through to the doubles semifinals of the Chennai Open tennis tournament. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., teame...
Sep 15, 2022

Stolen car suspect arrested on the Hart
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mounties arrested a person suspected of stealing a car Tuesday night.The search began when police were tipped off about the appearance of a stolen vehicle from the Chetwy...
Sep 15, 2022

B.C. Liberal leader says more supply is answer to housing affordability crisis
WHISTLER, B.C. - British Columbia's Liberal leader says more supply is the answer to the province's housing affordability crisis, while one local leader says urgent action is also needed. Opposition l...
Sep 15, 2022

Green leadership contender Elizabeth May says she never threatened to quit party
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May says she never threatened to quit the Green Party and an email suggesting as much was a "mischaracterization" by a well-meaning staffer that has since been corrected. According ...
Sep 15, 2022

Weeks-long boil water notice lifted in Mississippi capital
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A boil-water notice was lifted Thursday in Mississippi's capital city after nearly seven weeks, Gov. Tate Reeves and Jackson officials said. "We have restored clean water," Reeve...
Sep 15, 2022

Toronto FC's Osorio reveals he has been dealing with a 'neurological dysfunction'
TORONTO - Midfielder Jonathan Osorio, who has missed Toronto FC's last four games, revealed Thursday he has been dealing with what he called a "neurological dysfunction" that dates back some two month...
Sep 15, 2022

B.C. toxic drug deaths double since public health emergency declared in 2016: coroner
VICTORIA - Grim statistics from British Columbia's coroner show the rate of toxic drug deaths has doubled since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016. The BC Coroners Service recorde...
Sep 15, 2022

B.C. toxic drug deaths double since public health emergency declared in 2016: coroner
VICTORIA - Grim statistics from British Columbia's coroner show the rate of toxic drug deaths has doubled since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016. The BC Coroners Service recorde...
Sep 15, 2022

'Wild West': Audit on veterans' medical cannabis sparks calls for oversight, research
OTTAWA - An internal audit outlining significant problems with Ottawa's administration of hundreds of millions of dollars in medical marijuana for veterans is being met with shock and concern by menta...
Sep 15, 2022