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Who's in and who's out as Conservative party critics under Poilievre's leadership
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has welcomed two former leadership rivals to serve as critics in Parliament. Ontario MPs Scott Aitchison and Leslyn Lewis are among the group of Tory MPs ...
Oct 12, 2022
Schoen, Hills and Carney named CFL's top performers for Week 18
TORONTO - Running back Wes Hills and defensive end Malik Carney of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Dalton Schoen were named the Canadian Football League's top performer for ...
Oct 12, 2022
Saskatoon city councillor named in abuse complaints
In the latest turn of events involving Legacy Christian Academy and Mile Two Church, a Saskatoon city councillor has been implicated in the alleged abuses.A number of former students at the school hav...
Oct 12, 2022
Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations rise above 2,000, health minister to hold briefing
MONTREAL - The number of hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 in Quebec has risen above 2,000 for the first time since mid-August. The Health Department is reporting a rise of 207 COVID-19 hospitalizat...
Oct 12, 2022
Man guilty of sextortion of B.C. teen Amanda Todd could seek concurrent term: Crown
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch national returns to British Columbia Supreme Court as his multi-day sentencing for child sexploitation resumes. The Crown is seeking a 12-year prison term for 44-year-o...
Oct 12, 2022
Two police officers dead after shooting at home in Innisfil, Ont.
INNISFIL, Ont. - Police north of Toronto say two officers are dead after they were shot while responding to a disturbance call on Tuesday night. South Simcoe Police Service say the shooting happened a...
Oct 12, 2022
Myanmar court hands Japanese journalist 3 more years in jail
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday convicted a Japanese journalist of violating immigration law, adding three years to the seven-year prison sentence he was handed last week...
Oct 12, 2022
Alberta's labour shortage and Deputy PM's friend-shoring: In The News for Oct. 12
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 Oct. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 12, 2022
Vancouver housing strategies abound, but will a fractured council hinder next mayor?
VANCOUVER - Voters in Vancouver's municipal election have been met with an array of proposed solutions to the city's chronic housing unaffordability - but the same question looms over all the mayoral ...
Oct 12, 2022
As Alberta campaigns to attract workers, economists say the competition is healthy
OTTAWA - When Zeel Shah's partner left Toronto for a job in Edmonton in 2018, the young couple had to decide which city offered the future they wanted for themselves. Shah, now 28, says she and Deep C...
Oct 12, 2022