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New census figures show the Maritime provinces are growing at a rapid rate
HALIFAX - New census figures from Statistics Canada are confirming what many residents of the Maritimes already knew: the region's population has been growing at a rapid rate. For the first time since...
Feb 09, 2022

Downtowns growing faster than before, but pandemic hampered rate of growth: census
TORONTO - Statistics Canada says the country's downtowns are growing faster than before, but the pandemic triggered a slowdown in how many people migrated to city centres. New census data released by ...
Feb 09, 2022

Canadian Steven Dubois wins silver in short-track speedskating
BEIJING - Canadian Steven Dubois has won a silver medal in the men's 1,500-metre short-track speedskating event at the Beijing Olympics. The 24-year-old Dubois from Terrebonne, Que. claimed second pla...
Feb 09, 2022

Local woman hopes to win big in magazine contest
Another Prince Albert woman is wanting to grace the cover of an international magazine dedicated to tattoos.Inked Magazine is holding its annual cover girl contest with a chance to be featured on the ...
Feb 09, 2022

Local mayors react to provincial decision to lift restrictions
Following the province's decision to begin lifting public health mandates related to COVID-19, municipal leaders in the Battlefords region will have a number of items to manage in the coming weeks.Sta...
Feb 09, 2022

Jefferson Quran returns to US as Dubai Expo 2020 winds down
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A rare, two-volume Quran owned by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson found itself carefully packed away Wednesday for a return flight to America after being on display ...
Feb 09, 2022

Statistics Canada to detail first findings from last year's pandemic census
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled this morning to release the first set of findings from last year's census taken against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today's release will detail the p...
Feb 09, 2022

O'Dine picks up Canada's 7th medal at Beijing Olympics with snowboard cross bronze
BEIJING - A concussion robbed Meryeta O'Dine of her first chance at Olympic glory. O'Dine had made Canada's snowboard team for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics after a successful 2017-18 campaign on the ...
Feb 09, 2022

More protest arrests in Ottawa, first COVID census findings : In The News for Feb. 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 09, 2022

Canadians less trusting of governments, politicians as pandemic drags on: poll
OTTAWA - There is a noticeable decline in how trusting Canadians are of their leaders and institutions as the pandemic drags on, and it's particularly striking among those who remain anxious or stress...
Feb 09, 2022