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Three fishers die after boat sinks off Quebec coast, three others rescued
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say three people are dead after a fishing boat sunk off the province's Lower North Shore early this morning. The Canadian Coast Guard says six people were aboard th...
Sep 25, 2023

Federal minister criticizes Manitoba Tory ad that cites rejection of landfill search
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives came under fire Monday for taking out a newspaper ad that highlights, in part, the province's decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two I...
Sep 25, 2023

Canada names new ambassador to Armenia amid Nagorno-Karabakh tensions
OTTAWA - Canada's government has announced the ambassador who is to helm a new embassy in Armenia at a time of escalating military conflict in neighbouring Azerbaijan. Andrew Turner, a career diplomat...
Sep 25, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Regulator rules in favour of Trans Mountain route deviation
CALGARY - The Canada Energy Regulator has approved Trans Mountain Corp.'s application to modify the pipeline's route. More coming. The Canadian Press
Sep 25, 2023

Cost of living: Pepsi and Coca-Cola absent in meeting with federal industry minister
Canada's industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending representatives to a meeting he convened on Monday with manufacturing companies to discuss stabilizing grocer...
Sep 25, 2023

Richmound mayor says self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’ must go
After being kicked out of Kamsack last week, a controversial figure has set up a camp in Richmound.Romana Didulo has been described by the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League as being "a Canadian QAnon ...
Sep 25, 2023

New immigration minister says one-click citizenship oath still worth considering
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the controversial idea to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button is still a good option that's worth considerin...
Sep 25, 2023

Groups call for more careful consideration of artificial intelligence measures
OTTAWA - Dozens of civil society organizations, experts and academics are calling on the Liberal government to remove proposed measures on artificial intelligence from a federal privacy bill, saying t...
Sep 25, 2023

Goaltender Ty Young signs entry-level deal with Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Goaltender Ty Young has agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Young was selected in the fifth round, 144th overall, in the 2022 NHL Entry draft. The 19-y...
Sep 25, 2023

Lawyer challenges federal decision to deny help to woman with six children in Syria
OTTAWA - A lawyer is asking the Federal Court to direct the Canadian government to repatriate a Quebec woman being held in a Syrian detention camp with her six children. The woman's lawyer, Lawrence G...
Sep 25, 2023