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Fifteen fisheries charges laid a decade after Mount Polley dam breached in B.C.
VICTORIA - Fifteen charges under the federal Fisheries Act have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. more than a decade after a tailings pond collapsed the Mount Polley mine, spilling more than 20 ...
Dec 10, 2024

MD of Fairview expanding office hours Dec 9-20
The Municipal District of Fairview is extending their hours of operation to better aid ratepayers during the postal strike.Utility bills have been generated and are available for pickup at the MD offi...
Dec 10, 2024

Curling Canada unveils 16 mixed doubles teams vying to wear Maple Leaf in 2026
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - The field for the Olympic mixed doubles curling trials includes a who's who of Canadian curling. The 16 teams announced Tuesday compete Dec. 30, 2024, to Jan. 4, 2025, in Liverpool, ...
Dec 10, 2024

Premiers to meet with Trudeau Wednesday about trade and tariffs, Ford says
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the country's premiers are meeting virtually Wednesday with the prime minister to discuss the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports. It comes two weeks af...
Dec 10, 2024

FIFA economic assessment sees positive numbers arising from 2026 World Cup
TORONTO - The 2026 FIFA World Cup will contribute up to $3.8 billion in "positive economic output" for Canada as a host nation, according to a FIFA economic impact assessment. That amount is split bet...
Dec 10, 2024

McIntosh sets world record in 400 freestyle at short-course swimming championships
BUDAPEST - Summer McIntosh won the women's 400-metre freestyle in a world-record time Tuesday at the world short-course swimming championships. The 18-year-old from Toronto swam to victory in three mi...
Dec 10, 2024

Catholic bishops in Quebec oppose premier's suggestion to ban public prayer
MONTREAL - Quebec's Catholic bishops have come out against Premier Franois Legault's desire to end prayer in parks and other public places. Martin Lalibert, president of the assembly of Catholic bisho...
Dec 10, 2024

Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense ...
Dec 10, 2024

Canada Post strike on day 26 as union sends new proposals
With the Canada Post strike nearing four weeks, the postal service says it doesn't see an end in sight. On Monday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers sent over its latest list of proposals, which in...
Dec 10, 2024

Postal strike delaying delivery of medicine, necessities to remote areas: AFN chief
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies of medicine and other necessities to rural and remote communities. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is ...
Dec 10, 2024