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Brady Tkachuk said even with loss, playoff experience good for Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - For the first time in eight years the Ottawa Senators head into the offseason not questioning what went wrong but reflecting on what finally went right. Ottawa (45-30-7) saw its hard work pay...
May 03, 2025

Residents of Mission, B.C., told to stay inside after derelict ferry burns
Residents in parts of Mission, B.C., have been told to shelter in place with their windows closed after a derelict ferry caught fire. A statement from the city says its emergency operations centre has...
May 03, 2025

PETERS: Elections Canada did not do enough to fix its voter card mistake
ANYONE WHO WAS PREVENTED FROM VOTING on Monday because of a screwup at Elections Canada has a right to be more than a little perturbed.Many residents of the Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies riding rec...
May 03, 2025

Manitoba warns of new measles exposure sites south of Winnipeg
WINKLER - Public health officials in Manitoba are warning of new measles exposure sites in two communities south of Winnipeg, including a medical centre and an elementary school. Officials say people ...
May 03, 2025

A family and a festival: How Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy unfolded
VANCOUVER - In January last year, Cirque du Soleil usher Alexander Lo made his final public post on his Facebook timeline, promoting the circus' Kooza show. Four days later, his brother responded. "Br...
May 03, 2025

More memorial masses planned for victims in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER - People in Vancouver and beyond remain in mourning one week after a deadly attack on a Filipino street festival. The Vancouver archdiocese says on social media that additional memorial mass...
May 03, 2025

Early vote count favors Australia's government being reelected for a second term
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Early vote counting in Australia's general election Saturday suggested the government was likely to be returned for a second term. The Australian Electoral Commission's ear...
May 03, 2025

NDP has lost touch with its core supporters, says a former MP
OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party ran a leader-focused election campaign and lost touch with core supporters who ended up backing the Conservatives, says a former member of Parliament. Charlie Angus, ...
May 03, 2025

Three quarters of Canadians say misinformation affected the federal election: poll
OTTAWA - More than three quarters of Canadians believe misinformation had an impact on the outcome of the federal election, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which sampled more than 1,500 Canadian ...
May 03, 2025

Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan test-fired Saturday a ballistic missile as tensions with India spiked over last week's deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region. The surface-to-surface missil...
May 03, 2025

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After next Monday's by-elections, do you believe the federal Liberals will have a majority government?
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