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Military prepares to pull crashed Chinook helicopter from Ottawa River
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says it plans to pull the Chinook helicopter that crashed into the Ottawa River last month out of the water starting today. Four Royal Canadian Air Force members wer...
Jul 11, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Montreal police raid illegal magic mushroom store
Montreal police are carrying out an operation targeting a store selling illegal magic mushrooms. The first FunGuyz location in Quebec opened in Montreal today offering pills, dried fungi and chocolate...
Jul 11, 2023
Whitecaps hand out contract extension to Paraguay midfielder
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have given defensive midfielder Andres Cubas a contract extension to the end of the 2026 season. Cubas, 27, arrived from French club Nimes Olympique last year on a ...
Jul 11, 2023
Alberta NDP calling on provincial government to help farmers
Alberta's Opposition N-D-P has called for the government to compensate agricultural producers struggling with the fallout from natural disasters. Heather Sweet, who is the critic for agriculture, fore...
Jul 11, 2023
B.C. police warn about 3D-printed guns that look like 'harmless toys'
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia are raising concerns about the rise of 3D-printed guns and other privately made firearms, saying the risks posed by the weapons that often resemble "harmless ...
Jul 11, 2023
Severe thunderstorm watches, air quality statements in place
Severe thunderstorm watches have been issued for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview, Peace River-Fairview-High Prairie-Manning, Whitecourt-Edson-Fox Creek-Swan Hills, Slave Lake, and BC Peace f...
Jul 11, 2023
Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving 53 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders. The Cali...
Jul 11, 2023
Ukraine now has a path to NATO membership, but allies have not set out a timeline
VILNIUS, Lithuania - A stark exhibition of war photographs lines the walls of a tunnel on the way into the NATO leaders' summit. Signs printed on shuttle buses read: "While you're waiting for this bus...
Jul 11, 2023
Quebec officials dismantle homeless camp under Montreal highway
MONTREAL - Quebec officials have dismantled a homeless encampment beneath an elevated Montreal highway ahead of a major roadwork project and following a months-long legal battle. The province's Transp...
Jul 11, 2023
Canada draws on Toronto Arrows, New England Free Jacks for Tongan rugby tour
Canada will have a sizable contingent from the Major League Rugby champion New England Free Jacks and the Toronto Arrows when it tours Tonga next month. Canada, currently ranked 23rd in the world, wil...
Jul 11, 2023