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CP NewsAlert: Brian Pallister says he will step down as Manitoba premier on Wednesday
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will step down on Wednesday. Pallister had announced earlier this month his plan to retire and not seek re-election. The Progressive Conservative pa...
Aug 29, 2021

After dearth of hockey, Canadian women's hockey team savours Beijing preparation
CALGARY - Never have players on the Canadian women's hockey team looked forward to the rigours of pre-Olympic preparation more. Ice time wasn't always available during the COVID-19 pandemic, let alone...
Aug 29, 2021

Montreal mayor invests $5.5 million to boost police resources to fight gun crime
Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says the city will invest an additional $5.5 million in its police force in order to help fight gun crime. Plante said today alongside Chief Sylvain Caron that the amount ...
Aug 29, 2021

BC Wildfire Service reports progress on blazes as more military, Mexican crews arrive
More help is arriving to support BC Wildfire Service firefighters as they continue to make headway on several blazes in British Columbia. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says another 60 members ...
Aug 29, 2021

Wanted man last seen in Chetwynd considered dangerous
CHETWYND - Chetwynd RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man who should be considered dangerous.Devon Myles Lindstrom, 25, was reportedly seen Wednesday, Aug. 18 at around 5:30 p.m....
Aug 29, 2021

Flames consume high-rise in Milan; residents evacuated
MILAN (AP) - Italian firefighters on Sunday battled a high-rise blaze in Milan that was spreading rapidly through a 20-story residential building. Residents were hurriedly evacuated. There were no imm...
Aug 29, 2021

Canada's Lakatos has won nine Paralympic medals since nearly retiring in 2008
Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos nearly retired after the Beijing Paralympics, but the pull of a medal proved too strong. That was 13 years and three Games ago. Now the 41-year-old from Dorval,...
Aug 29, 2021

O'Toole won't dismiss candidates anti-climate change comments
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole would not distance himself Sunday from comments made by a longtime Conservative MP who warned constituents the Liberals are preparing for a "cl...
Aug 29, 2021

More confirmed COVID-19 cases at Site C and Trans Mountain sites, but active cases down
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health (NH) provided updates on COVID-19 situations at two project sites.The COVID-19 outbreak Site C hydroelectric dam among contracted workforces on the Site C hydroelectric...
Aug 29, 2021

O'Toole won't dismiss candidates anti-climate change comments
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole would not distance himself Sunday from comments made by a longtime Conservative MP who warned constituents the Liberals are preparing for a "cl...
Aug 29, 2021