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Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
VANCOUVER - More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Sec...
Aug 22, 2024
Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, public interest
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is trying to increase production from the province's declining conventional oil and gas fields at the expense of local tax bases, environmental over...
Aug 22, 2024
Crown wants closed-door hearings in lawsuit of Canadian who was detained in Sudan
OTTAWA - The Crown wants at least six current and former security officials to testify behind closed doors in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan - a move the man's lawyer calls a ...
Aug 22, 2024
One-third of Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more Canadians are feeling the direct impacts of extreme weather, but that has not changed overall opinions about climate change. The results from a recent Leger poll sugg...
Aug 22, 2024
Despite efforts to turn the tide, Quebec's education system struggling with shortages
MONTREAL - Lately, Karine Boudreau has toyed with the idea of quitting. For most of her 18-year career as a school psychologist, the thought of doing something else never crossed her mind. But in the ...
Aug 22, 2024
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada gives 'tsunami warning' about Trump
CHICAGO - A former United States ambassador to Canada is sounding the alarm that a second Donald Trump presidency would cause chaos for Canadians as he urged Americans abroad that their votes could pr...
Aug 22, 2024
Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
VANCOUVER - More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Sec...
Aug 22, 2024
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Rail shutdown begins as employees locked out
Canada's largest railway has locked out its employees and halted all trains after Canadian National and its workers couldn't agree on a new contract before a 12:01 a.m. deadline. Canadian Pacific Kans...
Aug 21, 2024
Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump
CHICAGO (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for "bringing the ...
Aug 21, 2024
Blue Jays blow six-run lead in loss to Reds after Votto announces retirement
TORONTO - On a night Joey Votto ended his comeback bid to play for the Blue Jays, Toronto blew a six-run lead in an 11-7 loss Wednesday to his former team, the Cincinnati Reds. Highlighted by a five-r...
Aug 21, 2024

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