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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Alice Munro's biography excluded husband's abuse of her daughter. How did that happen?
After the daughter of beloved Canadian author Alice Munro spoke to the Toronto Star about her abuse at the hands of her stepfather, it was also revealed that Munro's biographer intentionally kept that information out of his book. That has some biogra...

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT
The opioid crisis is hard to solve. Partisan politics isn't making it easier
The epidemic of opioid addiction is a real problem. And there is a real difference of opinion between Liberals and Conservatives about how the federal government should be responding to that crisis. But there is also a lot of noise. 

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 01:46:12 EDT
Golden, B.C., residents recount 'harrowing' wildfire experience
Local officials said the conditions improved Thursday, thanks to some rain and cooling weather. The town has rescinded the evacuation order for some properties, but others remain. Many properties are also under an evacuation alert.

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:32:01 EDT
Helplessness and the Jasper inferno

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT
As more seniors head online, efforts are needed to help their digital media literacy skills
Canadian seniors haven't been the focus of many digital media literacy initiatives, but with more everyday tasks requiring digital fluency, misinformation swirling online and given the influence this cohort wields, experts say older adults want and ...

Canadian World News

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Trump comeback could see familiar faces re-emerge — and they may spell trouble for Canada
Two-thirds of Canadians say a second Donald Trump term would be either '"bad news" or "terrible news" for Canada, according to a poll of 1,435 adults conducted by the Angus Reid Institute.

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:11:13 EDT
Harris's approach to Netanyahu is a chance to set herself apart from Biden. Fractured voters are watching
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris's Thursday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was her first chance to distinguish herself from the Biden administration. But political scientists say she must tread carefully to balance a Democrat...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:00:27 EDT
Pentagon warns of potential Russian action in the Arctic — including jamming GPS satellites
The Pentagon has released an updated Arctic strategy that warns of low-level Russian 'destabilizing' activities in the Far North aimed at the United States, Canada and its allies.

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:53:44 EDT
Philippine oil tanker sinks, raising fears of major oil spill in Manila Bay
A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coast guard. The force was also assessing whether the vessel was leaking oil — in...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:02:36 EDT
French sprinter to wear cap during Olympic opening ceremony after hijab dispute resolved
French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla will be allowed to participate in the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics wearing a cap to cover her hair, an agreement reached with the French Olympic Committee after Sylla said she was barred because of her hijab.

Journal de Quebec (fr)

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:40:41 EDT
L'espionnage était monnaie courante: l'entraîneuse canadienne retirée des Jeux
Article-choc de TSN!

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:00:00 EDT
Rarissime cancer de la moelle épinière: un joueur de soccer de haut niveau rend l’âme après un combat de 4 ans
Après un combat de quatre ans contre un rare cancer de la moelle épinière, Thomas Duclos a rendu l’âme le 12 juillet, à l’âge de 26 ans seulement.

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:38:33 EDT
[VIDÉO] Céline Dion s'amuse avec des admirateurs devant son hôtel à Paris
Une marée d'admirateurs attendaient Céline Dion à sa sortie du Royal Monceau, à Paris.

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:21:00 EDT
Le talon d’Achille de Kamala Harris
Le départ de Joe Biden et l’arrivée en scène de Kamala Harris ont redonné espoir aux troupes démocrates.

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:30:00 EDT
L’indécence a un nom: Nétanyahou
Avez-vous entendu le discours du premier ministre israélien à Washington, hier? C’était surréaliste.

Regina Leader-Post

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 02:45:10 +0000
Roughriders lose 20-16 to Alouettes after second half collapse
Alouettes backup Davis Alexander stole the show as Montreal scored 17 straight points to beat the Roughriders on Thursday night

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:17:40 +0000
Regina's IMAX Theatre temporarily renamed after Deadpool's Wade Wilson
Saskatchewan-born actor Style Dayne, who played "Jeremy the pizza guy" in the first Deadpool film, received a hero's welcome at the event.

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:41:52 +0000
Former PPC candidate facing intimidation, false documents charges
Trevor Wowk has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in court again later in July.

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:38:10 +0000
Engineers selected for first phase of Lake Diefenbaker irrigation megaproject
Stantec and MPE, under the joint firm Prairie Engineering Partners, will begin design and planning for the initial phase which includes canal rehabilitation near Outlook.

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:38:05 +0000
Province grants $2M to struggling Saskatchewan food banks
"Unfortunately, we're seeing families with double incomes having to access food banks right now," says Food Banks of Saskatchewan executive director Michael Kincade.

Times Colonist

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:14:22 -0700
Virginia House Democrats aim to protect their majority
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic control of Virginia state government over the past two years has allowed lawmakers to dramatically reshape public policy with legislation reforming the criminal justice system, loosening abortion restrictions and exp...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:32:51 -0700
No winning ticket for Tuesday's $19 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's $19 million Lotto Max jackpot.That means the grand prize for the next draw on Oct. 19 will grow to an estimated $24 million.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:49:49 -0700
Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities
The NCAA spends more on average on male athletes than female ones, particularly when it comes to the "mere handful of championships" viewed as revenue sources, according to a new report.The law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues rele...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:29:00 -0700
Man arrested after asking police for help breaking into ATM
A man breaking into an automated teller machine in downtown Victoria was so focused on his work that he asked two passersby to give him a hand. Too bad for him they were fully uniformed cops. VicPD officers were doing patrols in the 900 Block o...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:15:00 -0700
Volunteers clean up Cadboro Bay beach after boats run aground in storm
Volunteers with the Peninsula Streams Society removed two tons of marine flotsam and jetsam — including hazardous materials — from Cadboro-Gyro Park Tuesday after they responded to a report of two boats washing ashore after the recent storm. ...

Toronto Star

Windsor Star

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:18:32 +0000
Windsor Regional revokes pediatrician's hospital privileges after unauthorized records access
A pediatrician has lost Windsor Regional Hospital privileges following an internal investigation into patient records that were allegedly accessed without authorization. The hospital says the doctor used the regional electronic medical records system...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:39:20 +0000
Crown calls for jail in 'troubling' Windsor hospital selfie case
Describing a London man’s trip to Windsor and visit to the hospital room of a dying man as “troubling on so many levels,” a prosecutor told a judge Thursday that a term behind bars was in order. Bubba Pollock, 35, pleaded guilty in ...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:17:59 +0000
Windsor police chaplain criminally charged over alleged bribery
A volunteer chaplain for the Windsor Police Service has been criminally charged with bribery in connection to another man’s judicial proceeding. Hassan Rkie, 47, was arrested in June and information was sworn against him in court earlier this m...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:13:08 +0000
Stellantis's net profit drops by nearly half amid North American competition
Stellantis’s net profit dropped by nearly half in the opening six months of 2024 as it continues to struggle with its North American operations. The company reported a net profit of $8.4 billion on net revenue of $127.5 billion in the first hal...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:01:26 +0000
In Windsor, Poilievre reiterates concern about foreign workers at NextStar battery plant
Previously critical of NextStar Energy for employing temporary foreign workers, Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre reaffirmed Wednesday during a brief visit to Windsor his insistence that jobs at the EV battery plant go to local workers....

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