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MPs to vote on Pierre Poilievre's pitch to exempt carbon price from all home heating
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will vote today on a motion from the federal Conservatives calling for the carbon price to be lifted from all forms of home heating and not just heating oil. Conservativ...
Nov 06, 2023

Sex offender Randall Hopley removed his ankle bracelet to avoid court date: police
Vancouver police say high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley was likely worried about an upcoming court appearance and took "deliberate actions" to avoid it when he walked away from his Vancouver halfwa...
Nov 06, 2023

CP NewsAlert: At least one dead after fire at Canada's high commission in Nigeria
OTTAWA - At least one person is dead after a fire Monday at Canada's high commission in Nigeria, according to local fire officials. More coming. The Canadian Press <!-- Photo: 20231106111128-654914...
Nov 06, 2023
OB-GYN worried about sex ed classes as gov’t reviews third-party presentations
When Dr. George Carson heard about the provincial government's pause on third-party presentations in schools, his first thought was it was the wrong thing to do.In August, as part of its announcement ...
Nov 06, 2023

Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to gun license
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obta...
Nov 06, 2023

Trudeau confirms appointment of Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the appointment of Mary Moreau to the Supreme Court of Canada after nominating her for the post last month. Moreau, who was chief justice of the Court ...
Nov 06, 2023
BUH Festival of Trees putting community first
For more than 28 years, its been as much of a Christmas tradition as tinsel and turkey in the Battlefords as the Battleford Union Hospital (BUH) presents its annual Festival of Trees. The four-day eve...
Nov 06, 2023
Three dead after falling through ice on lake near Humboldt
Two men and a girl are dead after they fell through the ice on a lake near Humboldt on Saturday.In a release Monday, the RCMP said officers were called at around 2:20 p.m., to a house on Humboldt (Sto...
Nov 06, 2023

Toronto Blue Jays exercise two-year conditional club option on reliever Chad Green
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have exercised their two-year conditional club option on right-hander Chad Green for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Green missed the first five months of the season while r...
Nov 06, 2023

Paris looms for Canada's athletes as Pan American Games conclude
SANTIAGO - The athletes who have their literal golden ticket to next summer's Olympic Games in Paris from the Pan American Games plan to make the most of it. Vancouver breaker Philip Kim, also known a...
Nov 06, 2023