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Threatened Quebec caribou herd expecting up to 12 calves this year
MONTREAL - A caribou herd in Charlevoix, Que., could be heading toward a baby boom this year, providing a rare bit of good news for the province's decimated population. Caroline Hins, a biologist with...
Apr 29, 2023
Canada to continue air evacuations from Sudan, navy vessels on standby
OTTAWA - Efforts to bring Canadians home from Sudan will continue for as long as possible amid escalating violence and deteriorating safety conditions, federal Defence Minister Anita Anand said Saturd...
Apr 29, 2023
Canadian rider Derek Gee to make Grand Tour debut in Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee has been named to Israel-Premier Tech's team for the Giro d'Italia, the first Grand Tour of the cycling season. The 25-year-old from Ottawa, who came fifth in the team pursuit at th...
Apr 29, 2023
'If we don't understand, we can't really change': Studying Saskatchewan mass killer
RCMP may never fully learn why Myles Sanderson went on a deadly stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, but they may be able to offer answers that some experts say could help victims' familie...
Apr 29, 2023
Alberta's two main political rivals have baggage to shed ahead of May 29 election
EDMONTON - Alberta's two main provincial political party leaders are set to duel for the province's highest office starting Monday in a campaign that for both could be a case of win or go home. A win ...
Apr 29, 2023
P.A. duo performs on prestigious music stage in Liverpool
It is the stage that has welcomed the likes of The Beatles, The Who, and The Rolling Stones. Now, you can add a Prince Albert musical duo to that list.Jason Moon and Jamie April, better known as April...
Apr 29, 2023
'Pretty surreal:' Canada's Keishana Washington looking forward to WNBA opportunity
The moment has sunk in for Keishana Washington. The Pickering, Ont., native arrived in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday to begin a new chapter in her basketball career. Washington, who recently closed ou...
Apr 29, 2023
Families minister says Tory premiers touting child care should ask Poilievre for plan
OTTAWA - Provincial conservative premiers touting $10-a-day child-care deals with Ottawa is a welcome move, even if some of the leaders now campaigning on the deals were among the last to sign them, f...
Apr 29, 2023
'Phenomenal' logjam in the Canadian Arctic stores millions of tonnes of carbon: study
YELLOWKNIFE - Researchers say they have mapped the world's largest known cumulative logjam in the Canadian Arctic and it holds millions of tonnes of carbon, representing an important but understudied ...
Apr 29, 2023
TikTokers making six-figure incomes via app worried about potential ban
VANCOUVER - Ssonia Ong had no idea that a 25-second video she posted miming to music the story of her college love, her wedding, then her four children would go viral on TikTok. Three years later, wit...
Apr 29, 2023