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Canada can do more for military members struggling to find housing: defence minister
OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister says the federal government has more to do to support military members who are struggling to find housing. Anita Anand says the government has taken several steps to...
May 24, 2022
Canada shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine. Anand says the ammunition is "exactly" what Ukraine's government asked for from its alli...
May 24, 2022
Woman dies after vehicle rolls down hill in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A woman died after a single vehicle crash near the Stampede Grounds in Williams Lake Sunday (May 22) evening.In a news release issued Tuesday (May 24) morning, Williams Lake RCMP...
May 24, 2022
Infant formula crisis another symptom of North American 'managed trade,' experts say
WASHINGTON - The White House says it is treating the shortage of infant formula as a top priority - a crisis experts say is one more symptom of North America's new era of "managed trade." And there is...
May 24, 2022
Expectations high for Jean Charest in French-language Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA - A former Conservative leadership candidate says expectations will be high for ex-Quebec premier Jean Charest when he takes the stage in his home province for the party's French-language debat...
May 24, 2022
About 76 per cent of homes in Quebec back on the grid after powerful weekend storm
MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro utility says more than 130,000 customers are still without power after a powerful weekend storm uprooted trees and power lines across a large swath of the province. Hydro-Qub...
May 24, 2022
Fourteen players make three-year commitment to Canada Basketball ahead of Olympics
TORONTO - Fourteen elite basketball players, including Jamal Murray and R.J. Barrett, have committed to representing Canada between now and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Canada Basketball says that co...
May 24, 2022
Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more outbreaks of avian influenza in small flocks - one in southern British Columbia and the other in southeastern Alberta. A statemen...
May 24, 2022
CFL players report to work after rejecting tentative agreement
CFL players continued practising Tuesday after turning down the latest contract offer from the league. On Monday night, the players rejected ratifying a tentative agreement that had been reached by th...
May 24, 2022
Canada's Shapovalov upset by Denmark's Rune in first round of French Open
PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been bounced from the French Open. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., lost to Denmark's Holger Rune 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the Grand Slam tournament's first round....
May 24, 2022
