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11 of Canada's worst tornado events over the years
A tornado carved a destructive path through the town of Mascouche, Que., on Monday, punching holes into roofs, uprooting trees and killing one man who had taken shelter in a shed. According to Environ...
Jun 22, 2021

Commission on election leaders' debates sets criteria, says parties need 4% support
OTTAWA - The commission of the official leaders' debates for Canada's elections says one of the criteria for participating in the next set is parties must have at least four per cent of national suppo...
Jun 22, 2021

Canadian Bianca Andreescu wins opener at Wimbledon tune-up event
EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the second round of the Viking International. The third-seeded Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., beat American Christine McHale 6-...
Jun 22, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 84 new COVID-19 cases today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, one of which o...
Jun 22, 2021

Two-thirds of Canadians say governments shouldn't lift all COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online survey by Lege...
Jun 22, 2021

Desmond inquiry: Lionel Desmond's case manager at Veterans Affairs begins testimony
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry examining why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2017 is hearing today from his case manager at Veterans Affairs Canada. Marie-Paule Do...
Jun 22, 2021

Military ombudsman demands independence now, accuses top brass of fighting oversight
OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman is demanding the federal Liberal government immediately grant his office true independence and oversight powers over the Canadian Armed Forces. Ombudsman Greg Lick...
Jun 22, 2021

Cleanup underway in Quebec town after tornado that left one man dead
MASCOUCHE, Que. - A Quebec town just north of Montreal is cleaning up today in the aftermath of a tornado that tore through Monday afternoon. A man died after trying to take shelter in his shed in Mas...
Jun 22, 2021

Spanish Cabinet partially pardons 9 Catalan separatists
MADRID (AP) - The Spanish Cabinet issued pardons on Tuesday for nine imprisoned instigators of Catalonia's 2017 secession bid in a move that Prime Minister Pedro Snchez says is needed to bring reconci...
Jun 22, 2021

County of Grande Prairie launches third phase of business survey
The third phase of the County of Grande Prairie's Business Retention & Expansion survey is now underway.The first two phases were done in 2018 and 2019.County Director of Planning and Development ...
Jun 22, 2021