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Two people struck and killed by speeding driver in Montreal, 23-year-old man arrested
Montreal police say they've arrested a man who allegedly struck and killed two people with his car before fleeing the scene early this morning. Police spokeswoman Const. Caroline Chvrefils said witnes...
Jan 1, 2024

Saskatchewan to stop collecting carbon levy from natural gas and electrical heat
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says its natural gas utility is to stop collecting the carbon levy as of Monday from residential customers. The move comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exem...
Jan 1, 2024

Gas tax paused in Manitoba, returns in Alberta at a lower rate
As one province pauses the gas tax to provide savings at the pumps, another is bringing it back. The Manitoba government says that starting Monday, motorists won't have to pay 14 cents per litre in fu...
Jan 1, 2024

New Year's Day sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
New Year's Day arrived to cheers from thousands in NewYork's Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the world's ongoing conflicts subdued celeb...
Jan 1, 2024

Celebrini leads nervy Canada past Germany 6-3 at world juniors
Macklin Celebrini could see the New Year's Eve fireworks from the bus on the way to Scandinavium arena.Canada's best - and youngest - player exploded hours later in key moments to save his country fro...
Jan 1, 2024

'Unimaginable excess': Bid to attract showy superyachts to Cape Breton under scrutiny
HALIFAX - Not so long ago, the largest community in Cape Breton was best known as home to one of the most toxic waste sites in North America: the infamous Sydney tar ponds. Containing one million tonn...
Jan 1, 2024

'I am done': Amid rider woes, is Ottawa's transit system a victim of its own success?
OTTAWA - It didn't feel like the glory days at the time, climbing onto a crowded bus and pushing into the crush of bodies, riders sweating into their wool coats and parkas. But despite the cramped rid...
Jan 1, 2024

It's showtime in Toronto today for new pro women's hockey league
TORONTO - Hype will be replaced by history and hockey this afternoon at the old Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. New York and Toronto will have the honours of playing the first game in the spanking-new ...
Jan 1, 2024

Ashes of Vancouver Star Trek fan set to go to space alongside famous stars
VANCOUVER - Gloria Knowlan never dreamt of boldly going where no one had gone before and was content to leave the journey to the "Star Trek" actors she came to love, but 12 years after her death, her ...
Jan 1, 2024

Canadians across country expected to celebrate New Year's Day with polar bear swim
Hundreds of Canadians are planning to put the old year on ice by ushering 2024 in with a polar bear swim, though perhaps in smaller numbers than in New Years Days past. The tradition of swimming in la...
Jan 1, 2024