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Here are the first major projects on Ottawa's fast-track list
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney named the first five projects on the federal government's fast-track list on Thursday - part of his plan to attract outside investment and bolster the Canadian econ...
Sep 11, 2025

Fact File: Online posts mislead on immigrant share of population
Recent online posts claimed a chart depicting work and study permit holders in Canada since 2000 showed that the country "imported" 36 per cent of its population - or more than 15 million people - ove...
Sep 11, 2025

PQ leader praises Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for standing up to Ottawa
CALGARY - The leader of the Parti Qubcois says he sees possible areas of co-operation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith if he becomes Quebec premier next year. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who became P...
Sep 11, 2025

Rifle recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk's killer as FBI releases photos of person of interest
OREM, Utah (AP) - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursd...
Sep 11, 2025

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4½ years in prison for role in bribery scheme
NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bar...
Sep 11, 2025

B.C. home sales flat in August as Realtors hope for market improvement
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Realtors say home sales in the province in August came in lower than expected, essentially staying flat compared to the same time last year. The B.C. Real Estate Associa...
Sep 11, 2025

Man arrested in U.S. and returned to Canada for crash that killed two near Montreal
MONTREAL - A truck driver wanted in Quebec for a crash south of Montreal in 2022 that killed a boy and a woman is in custody after he was arrested in the U.S. and returned to Canada. Quebec provincial...
Sep 11, 2025

Fatal shooting in B.C. to be probed by federal investigators, RCMP say
BURNABY - Homicide investigators in British Columbia are looking into a shooting where one man was killed just southeast of Vancouver. RCMP say officers were called Wednesday evening to an area of nor...
Sep 11, 2025

COLLINS: 'Lest we forget' sounds pretty hollow these days
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, we saw terrorism reach a new level. More than 3,000 people, including 19 terrorists, died when three hijacked planes piloted by Al-Qaeda militants, ploughed into the two World Tra...
Sep 11, 2025

Belarus frees 52 prisoners, Lithuanian president says
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Belarus has freed 52 prisoners, including six Lithuanians, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on X. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Belarus' authorita...
Sep 11, 2025

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