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Shooting at Abbotsford, B.C., home leaves residents 'shaken' but uninjured
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are investigating an early morning shooting at a home in the city. They say officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 32000 block of Balfour Drive just a...
Sep 01, 2025

Housefather and other MPs issue call for action against rise of antisemitism
OTTAWA - Nearly a fifth of the Liberal caucus has issued a letter calling for more to be done to address a rise in antisemitism after a Jewish woman in her 70s was stabbed at an Ottawa grocery store. ...
Sep 01, 2025

'Mercy of politics': Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them. Market ana...
Sep 01, 2025

'Mercy of politics': Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them. Market ana...
Sep 01, 2025

Russia is suspected of jamming the radar of EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, an official says
BRUSSELS (AP) - A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen was hit by radar jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane lande...
Sep 01, 2025

Labour vote splitting as Canada's political parties battle for workers' support
OTTAWA - A year ago, then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's Labour Day message to workers insisted that his party alone would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with working Canadians and the unions that work to pro...
Sep 01, 2025

Quebec premier François Legault set to take centre stage at SAAQclic scandal inquiry
MONTREAL - All eyes will be on Quebec Premier Franois Legault on Tuesday as he is set to testify at the public inquiry into the cost overrun scandal at the province's auto insurance board. The commiss...
Sep 01, 2025

A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 250 people and injures 500
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed at least 250 people and injured at least 500 others, officials said. The quake late Sunday hit ...
Aug 31, 2025

Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON - Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid...
Aug 31, 2025

Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says
Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebrae and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said Sunday. Giuliani's vehicle was ...
Aug 31, 2025