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Mon, 16 May 2022 12:16:37 EDT
Prince Charles and Camilla wrap up whirlwind visit to Canada

Thu, 19 May 2022 17:31:03 EDT
Jason Kenney to remain as premier, party leader until new UCP leader is chosen
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will remain at the helm of the United Conservative Party until a new leader is chosen, the UCP caucus said on Thursday.

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:11:23 EDT
Flood fight ramps up in Minnedosa, Man., amid heavy rainfall
With a rainfall warning in place ahead of a weather system expected to bring 30 to 40 millimetres by Friday morning, people in the town of Minnedosa were frantically sandbagging and pumping water thro...

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:54:06 EDT
'I think he can go a lot faster': Canadian sprinter Jerome Blake realizing world-class potential
After an off-season spent improving his mental and physical strength, sprinter Jerome Blake of Kelowna, B.C., is delivering on the promise he showed last year. He’ll try to continue a strong season ...

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:50:08 EDT
Canada bans Chinese tech giant Huawei from 5G network
The federal government has banned Huawei from working on Canada's fifth-generation networks over security concerns — a decision critics say was long overdue.

Thu, 19 May 2022 10:54:20 EDT
Western adding campus culture adviser, training for new students to prevent gender-based violence
Western University in London, Ont., says it is making new commitments to address and prevent gender-based and sexual violence, based on an independent review.

Thu, 19 May 2022 17:19:47 EDT
This Ontario woman is selling thousands of caterpillars as raise-and-release butterflies
For a few days this month, Jessica Watson's kitchen table in Hagersville, Ont., was covered with thousands of spiny, black caterpillars, part of a raise-and-release butterfly business she says will...

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:48:49 EDT
Toronto mayor hints at further police action as 'brazen' carjackings surge
Less than halfway into 2022, Toronto has already seen more carjackings than in all of last year, police say — and Mayor John Tory is hinting at further police action in an attempt to stem the tide ...

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:56:35 EDT
European formula not yet on store shelves despite temporary Health Canada allowance
Measures to keep Canada's stretched baby formula supplies from spiralling into shortage like that seen in the United States are unlikely to offer immediate relief, experts say.

Thu, 19 May 2022 13:01:26 EDT
2 monkeypox cases confirmed in Quebec — the first in Canada

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:12:57 EDT
Quebec must rethink how it treats elders, says coroner after damning report
Quebec coroner Géhane Kamel says the province's elder-care network is in need of major changes, after releasing the findings of her months-long inquiry into deaths in long-term care at the beginnin...

Thu, 19 May 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Former B.C. Legislature clerk found guilty of breach of trust, fraud
A B.C. Supreme Court judge found the man described as the former "chief executive officer" of B.C.'s legislature guilty of breach of trust and fraud in connection with improper expense claims for more...

Thu, 19 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
12-year-old handcuffed by Montreal police says he 'felt terrified,' father plans to sue
In a video captured of the arrest, a baby can be heard crying as 12-year-old Ammaar Kashif, silent and compliant, is cuffed and led to the cruiser for allegedly driving an exotic car recklessly, but ...

Thu, 19 May 2022 10:12:43 EDT
Controversy, COVID-19 and the oil crash: A look back at Jason Kenney's rise and fall
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, at the founding convention of his United Conservative Party in 2018, said he'd consider members' input on policy but the bottom line was simple: "I hold the pen." ...

Thu, 19 May 2022 13:03:19 EDT
How Atlantic Canada's warming ocean could impact everything from seaweed to lobster
An Atlantic Canadian biotechnology seafood company says harvest levels have plunged at the southern range of the cold-water seaweed it uses as raw material. Meanwhile, the Department of Fisheries and ...

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:20:09 EDT
Canadian Rangers celebrate 75th anniversary in Victoria
One hundred Canadian Rangers from across Canada will head to Victoria, B.C., for a weekend-long celebration to commemorate the force's 75th anniversary. The Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon, alo...

Thu, 19 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Alberta's carbon capture rollout plan criticized by industry over transparency, costs
Industry leaders in Alberta have criticized the government's rollout of a plan to capture carbon dioxide emissions underground as ineffective and lacking transparency, saying it has delayed billions ...

Thu, 19 May 2022 06:49:57 EDT
Safe found in walls of Ontario antique store belonged to Prime Minister Paul Martin's great uncle
A safe found during the demolition of the former Harrow Antique Store in southwestern Ontario belonged to a great uncle of former Prime Minister Paul Martin, documents from the town show. ...

Thu, 19 May 2022 06:00:00 EDT
87-year-old pilot ends elite flying career with cross-country flight to N.B.
After flying through some of Canada's most historic events over the last seven decades George Miller has come down from the skies one last time.

Thu, 19 May 2022 07:13:45 EDT
2 of Ontario's 4 major party leaders hit with COVID-19 just ahead of election
Two of the leaders of Ontario's four major political parties have been sidelined with COVID-19 with two weeks left to election day.



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