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Canada to match individual donations for Pakistan floods, provide $25M in aid
OTTAWA - EMBARGOED UNTIL PM SPEAKS The federal government will match donations from Canadians to help the people of Pakistan, where a humanitarian emergency has been caused by massive flooding. Prime ...
Sep 13, 2022
Wildfire smoke from B.C. and U.S. spreads east as several blazes still uncontained
VANCOUVER - Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Washington and Idaho has wafted east, prompting air quality advisories from Vancouver Island into Alberta. Environment Canada is maintaining advis...
Sep 13, 2022
Two Lillooet councillors competing to become the district's next mayor
LILLOOET, B.C. - Two councillors are aiming to become the new mayor of Lillooet.Ahead of nominations closing for B.C. municipal elections on Sept. 9, a list from CivicInfo BC shows two candidates for ...
Sep 13, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Public safety must start coming first in parole board decisions
OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE system is arguably the most progressive in the world but that's not always a good thing.Our Canadian philosophy is that nobody is beyond rehabilitation. That's why we have no capi...
Sep 13, 2022
Armenia says 49 soldiers killed in attacks by Azerbaijan
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenia's territory on Tuesday in a large-scale attack that killed at least 49 Armenian soldiers and fueled fears of even broader hostilities. Azerba...
Sep 13, 2022
Documentary series dives deep into raw emotion, high stakes of 1972 Summit Series
A shrinking generation of Canadians who can remember the 1972 Summit Series, and fewer of those who played in it alive with each passing year, gave documentarians urgent reasons in addition to a 50th ...
Sep 13, 2022
'A magical experience': Ottawa bagpipe troupe among last to perform for the Queen
When Dave Inglis took up the bagpipes at age 40, he never imagined he would one day perform for royalty. But last month, Inglis travelled to Scotland with 16 of his bandmates from Ottawa's Sons of Sco...
Sep 13, 2022
Press perils: killing of Las Vegas reporter drives home dangers of modern journalism
WASHINGTON - The slaying of a Las Vegas newspaper reporter, allegedly at the hands of one of his investigative targets, is driving home a reality the U.S. hasn't had to confront since the Civil War: j...
Sep 13, 2022
CAQ leader visits Montreal riding held for decades by Liberals but now up for grabs
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is visiting a Montreal riding today that was held by the Liberals for decades but is now a three-way battleground. Legault's trip to the Verdun...
Sep 13, 2022
Feds to unveil details of cost-of-living aids for low, modest income Canadians
SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today will unveil the full details of a plan to try and take some of the sting out of inflation for Canadians feeling it the most. Both Liberal and ...
Sep 13, 2022
