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CP NewsAlert: Foreign interference inquiry work underway, commissioner says
OTTAWA - Justice Marie-Jose Hogue, the commissioner of the public inquiry into foreign interference, says her work is underway and will share more information about its process on Nov. 10. More coming...
Nov 02, 2023

Trudeau headed to D.C. for Western Hemisphere trade summit Friday at White House
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to the U.S. capital for a summit meeting to talk about growing trade connections across the Western Hemisphere. Friday's White House summit, hosted...
Nov 02, 2023

Leiweke says hockey will be focus of Hamilton's $300M renovated arena — but not NHL
Tim Leiweke promises to bring back a hockey team to Hamilton in a couple of years to a revamped FirstOntario Centre, just not an NHL franchise. The former Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO and p...
Nov 02, 2023

Defunding CBC would be 'devastating' to news in rural Canada: Catherine Tait
OTTAWA - The president of CBC and Radio-Canada defended the public broadcaster and its independence at a House of Commons committee this morning. Catherine Tait was called to testify at the heritage c...
Nov 02, 2023

Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time
TORONTO - Mending clothes was a regular part of growing up for Anna-Marie Janzen, who started to learn the craft at age three from her grandmother. "That was just kind of like, of course, that's what ...
Nov 02, 2023

High court upholds extradition for B.C. men accused of smuggling pot in hollow logs
OTTAWA - Three British Columbia men who allegedly tried to smuggle marijuana into the United States in hollowed-out logs almost 20 years ago are facing extradition again, and Canada's highest court wi...
Nov 02, 2023

Local state of emergency in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., as two water pumps fail
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - A state of local emergency has been declared in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, east of Vancouver, as two of three pumps at the community's water treatment plant have...
Nov 02, 2023

Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad takes significant strides at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - It's been a year of firsts for Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad. She claimed her first national title in the women's 400 metres and ran a personal-best time in her world championship d...
Nov 02, 2023

Canada's health spending growth 'modest,' remains below pre-pandemic levels: CIHI
Growth in Canada's health spending increased slightly but has remained below pre-pandemic levels and is expected to reach $344 billion in 2023, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Informat...
Nov 02, 2023

Attendance down at major curling events in Canada over the last year
Attendance at this week's Pan Continental Curling Championships has been one of the few bright spots for a sport that is simply not packing fans into venues the way it once did. The only problem is th...
Nov 02, 2023