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PM's staff say search is on for a local office that meets Carney's security needs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says work is "well underway" to find a local constituency office for the prime minister that meets his security requirements and is conveniently located fo...
Aug 14, 2025

Environment Canada warns of heavy rain, up to 80mm, for parts of B.C.'s south coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of Metro Vancouver as well as the lower Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound regions. The weather agency says a frontal system that's "u...
Aug 14, 2025

A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The investigation began years ago after two drug dealers got into a car accident in a small Tennessee town. What followed was a series of secret wiretaps, a shootout with police and ...
Aug 14, 2025

Winnipeg Jets goalie Eric Comrie to tee it up at Manitoba Open later this month
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie will trade his pads for golf clubs later this month after receiving a sponsor's exemption to play in the Manitoba Open. The 28-year-old is entering his ...
Aug 14, 2025

Young midfielder Malik Henry makes his mark in return to Toronto FC
TORONTO - While just turned 23, midfielder Malik Henry has paid his dues with Toronto FC. Attending the Toronto academy as a teenager, Henry used to carpool daily with winger Theo Corbeanu from their ...
Aug 14, 2025

DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decide...
Aug 14, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear Eaton Centre shooter's sentencing appeal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the sentencing appeal of a man who opened fire in Toronto's Eaton Centre mall in 2012, killing two people and leaving several others injured. Christo...
Aug 14, 2025

Largest wildfire in eastern Newfoundland has destroyed up to 100 homes: officials
ST. JOHN'S - Officials say the largest wildfire burning in Newfoundland and Labrador may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures. However, Premier John Hogan says it is still too dangerous for c...
Aug 14, 2025

COLLINS: The global conspiracy on climate change
WHETHER IT'S SOME POLITICAL PARTY trying to argue against what is already proven, or other groups just refusing to believe that change is happening, or the self-styled experts who suggest that we're j...
Aug 14, 2025

Calgary bantamweight Jake (The One) Peacock returns to action in November in Tokyo
Canadian bantamweight Jake (The One) Peacock will take on Thailand's Suakim Sor Jor Tongprajin, better known as Suakim, in One Championship Muay Thai action on Nov. 16 at One 173 in Tokyo. Suakim, who...
Aug 14, 2025

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