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Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hurricane Ida has strengthened to a Category 2 storm in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches Louisiana. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's maximum sustained winds in...
Aug 28, 2021

Quebec reports more than 600 new daily COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 604 new cases of COVID-19 today, but no additional deaths attributed to the virus. The number marks the third consecutive day that the province has logged more than 600 ...
Aug 28, 2021

Rivard smashes own world record, captures Canada's first gold at Tokyo Paralympics
In all the solo swimming workouts she did over the past year-and-a-half, Aurelie Rivard pictured her rivals pushing the pace in the lanes on either side. "Kind of like ghosts," Rivard said, with a lau...
Aug 28, 2021

Police watchdog investigating after woman found unconscious at Quebec City station
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a woman was found unconscious at a Quebec City police station. The Bureau of Independent Investigations issued a release saying Quebec City p...
Aug 28, 2021

O'Toole says New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs assured him there's abortion access
FREDERICTON - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has assured him women in his province can access abortion despite refusing to pay for the procedure at a clinic i...
Aug 28, 2021

O'Toole, Singh continue public engagements; Trudeau itinerary marked as private
The leaders of the Conservatives and New Democrats will continue with public engagements on Day 14 of the federal election campaign, while the Liberal leader's itinerary has been marked as private. Co...
Aug 28, 2021

NDP Leader Singh vows to eliminate interest on student loans, forgive debt
SUDBURY, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging financial breaks for Canadian students, vowing to do away with interest on federal student loans "immediately and permanently" as well as forgive s...
Aug 28, 2021

Canadian coal company appeals tough U.S. selenium rule as provinces consider mines
A Canadian coal-mining giant is fighting new American environmental rules that tighten restrictions on the release of a contaminant toxic to fish. On Aug. 13, Teck Resources petitioned Montana to resc...
Aug 28, 2021

Extended ban on direct flights from India hits international students hard
Sachin Dev is one of the many international students navigating Canada's extended ban on direct flights from India as he tries to make his way to Montreal before the start of the new semester. The PhD...
Aug 28, 2021

Unrest and the unexpected have made Annamie Paul's leadership a rough ride so far
OTTAWA - Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul says she got into politics knowing it would bring a constant barrage of the unexpected into her life, and there is no denying that it has delivered. ...
Aug 28, 2021