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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 01:38:01 EDT
2 people killed, 10 injured after vehicle crashes through West Vancouver wedding party, say responders
Emergency responders in West Vancouver say two people were killed and 10 others were injured after a vehicle drove through the yard of a residence where a wedding party was taking place Saturday. ...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
All about that base: Why UCP leadership contenders probably aren't speaking to most Albertans
The race to replace Jason Kenney is preoccupied with tough-on-Ottawa stances most Albertans aren't as concerned about. The winner may need to change their conversation.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 21:01:12 EDT
Jamaican migrant workers in Ontario pen open letter likening conditions to 'systematic slavery'
Jamaican migrant farm workers in Niagara Region wrote an open letter to Jamaica's Ministry of Labour requesting more support in the face of what they call "systematic slavery," days before a migrant w...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:07:49 EDT
Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton
Canada defeated Finland 3-2 in three-on-three overtime on Saturday to capture gold at the 2022 world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:01:32 EDT
12 people, including 2 children, slightly injured after Toronto Island ferry crashes into dock
Twelve people, including two children, suffered minor injuries after a Toronto Island ferry crashed while pulling into the dock at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal on Saturday afternoon, police say. ...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Toronto's Pearson airport now 2nd worst in world for delays. Ottawa says travel woes on the mend
On Friday, the transport minister told a parliamentary committee that Canada's travel chaos is dissipating. But critics and travellers say the situation remains turbulent.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:31:33 EDT
Breakdancing Olympic hopefuls make their debut at Montreal sports festival
One of Canada's biggest action sports festivals is taking place this weekend at Montreal's Olympic Park, showcasing breakdancing for the first time. The sport will make its debut at the Paris 2024 Su...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:39:27 EDT
IIHF says high ticket prices, Hockey Canada scandal led to low attendance at world juniors in Edmonton
Tickets for Edmonton's world junior men's hockey championship haven't been a hot commodity this summer and International Ice Hockey Federation officials say the high price of admission, the tournament...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 17:02:04 EDT
B.C. Ferries cancels at least a dozen sailings, blames lack of staff
At least a dozen B.C. Ferries sailings along the South Coast were cancelled on Saturday, with the corporation blaming "crew availability" for its continuing struggles.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:00:00 EDT
At 10, Ishaan couldn't speak or write. At 17, he's an award-winning poet
Autistic and unable to speak until he was 10 years old, Ishaan Holloway is 17 now and is on track to complete his high school diploma.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:53:35 EDT
Nathan MacKinnon brings Stanley Cup home to Nova Scotia
Cole Harbour's Nathan MacKinnon paraded the Stanley Cup through downtown Halifax on Saturday and past the arena where he won a Memorial Cup with the Halifax Mooseheads.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Two years after Trudeau promised a made-in-Canada COVID vaccine, the country is still waiting
Two years after the federal government announced a multi-million-dollar funding agreement with the National Research Council (NRC) to expand a vaccine facility in Montreal — a site Prime Minister Ju...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 13:46:34 EDT
Canada agreed to 'forever discharge' Catholic entities from raising $25M for residential school survivors: doc
Canada agreed to "forever discharge" Catholic entities from their promise to raise $25 million for residential school survivors and picked up their legal bill, a final release document says. The Natio...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:45:00 EDT
Canadian veteran honoured on 80th anniversary of Dieppe Raid
On the disastrous battle’s 80th anniversary, Gordon Fennell was honoured in France today. He is one of the few surviving Canadian veterans of the Dieppe Raid.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:41:49 EDT
2 candidates cancel on UCP leadership forum co-hosted by pro-Alberta independence group
Former finance minister Travis Toews and former minister of children's services Rebecca Schulz have backtracked and cancelled their participation in a United Conservative leadership forum co-hoste...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 22:23:00 EDT
All-Black team inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
It's been 70 years since the Indian Head Rockets hit the baseball field, but its two surviving members still have vivid memories of playing as an all-Black team on the Prairies. This summer, Saskatche...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:13:29 EDT
Black bear killed in B.C. park after snatching backpacks from hangers at backcountry site
Authorities euthanized a black bear Friday morning near a backcountry campground southwest of Whistler, B.C., after it snatched multiple backpacks from hangers B.C. Parks installed to keep food away f...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:41:32 EDT
Calgary senior handed 10-year prison sentence for multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme
A Calgary man who bilked his clients out of millions of dollars in a massive Ponzi scheme has been handed a 10-year prison sentence and was ordered to pay $3.1 million in restitution.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
National ceremony in Windsor, Ont., marks 80th anniversary of raid in Dieppe, France
A national memorial Friday at Dieppe Gardens in Windsor remembered Canadians who died 80 years ago in a bloody raid in Dieppe, France, in a ceremony livestreamed by CBC News that included historic ai...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:45:12 EDT
Family doctor speaks out about system as he closes P.E.I. city's only walk-in clinic for 2 weeks
This summer, Dr. Syed Naqvi is doing something many people on P.E.I. do: He's taking a vacation and closing down his business while he's gone. But Naqvi's business includes the only walk-In medical cl...



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