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Poilievre says of B.C. Premier Eby that 'one man can't block' pipeline proposal
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canadians, including British Columbians, want a new oil pipeline and Premier David Eby can't be allowed as one man to block the project. Poilievre s...
Aug 7, 2025
Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River
EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Cpl. Dallas Th...
Aug 7, 2025
Quebec minister disappointed after race considered in reduced sentence for Black man
A Quebec minister says he is disappointed a judge gave a Black man a reduced sentence for a drug trafficking crime due to his race. Christopher Skeete made the comments after the judge in a Longueuil ...
Aug 7, 2025
Climate change major driver of surging algae levels in Canada's lakes: study
TORONTO - A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major driver of surging algae levels, raising questions about the health of a sizable chunk of Earth's freshwater as temper...
Aug 7, 2025
New Ontario measles cases down to single digits for the first time since January
TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario are reporting that the number of new measles cases are down to the single digits for the first time since January. That's based on weekly data release by Public H...
Aug 7, 2025
Ontario First Nation asks for halt to Ring of Fire mining development
TORONTO - An Ontario First Nation that has worked toward road access to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire on its traditional territory is now asking the courts to prevent the provincial and federal govern...
Aug 7, 2025
Canadian basketball player Aaliyah Edwards traded to Connecticut Sun
WASHINGTON - The Washington Mystics have dealt Canadian forward Aaliyah Edwards to the Connecticut Sun, the WNBA team announced Thursday. The Mystics received guard Jacy Sheldon. The teams also swappe...
Aug 7, 2025
Family 'heartbroken' after B.C. mother and baby killed by falling tree
COMOX - The family of a young mother and her five-month-old son killed by a falling tree at a Vancouver Island campground a week ago say they are "heartbroken" by the tragedy. In a statement provided ...
Aug 7, 2025
Woman faces 14 charges after attempted abduction at Napanee, Ont., soccer field
NAPANEE - Provincial police say a 31-year-old woman has been arrested on 14 criminal charges following an attempted abduction at a youth soccer game in Napanee, Ont. Police allege the woman smashed th...
Aug 7, 2025
Senior FBI official who resisted Trump administration demands has been pushed out, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior FBI official who served as acting director in the first weeks of the Trump administration and resisted demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in the Jan. ...
Aug 7, 2025
