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'Possibly the end.' Quebec shrimp fishery facing climate change, tough economy
MONTREAL - For years, the northern shrimp fished in the Quebec waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence have been known as "crevettes de Matane," named after the town where much of the province's harvest ha...
Mar 20, 2024

Manitoba premier to apologize to two men switched at birth in 1955
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is set to apologize on behalf of the government to two men who were switched at birth in 1955 in a hospital north of Winnipeg. The premier's office says Kinew wil...
Mar 20, 2024

Alberta’s Auditor General releases March 2024 report
Auditor General Doug Wylie's March 2024 report was tabled in the Alberta Legislature on March 19, 2024.The tabling includes a report on Alberta's post-secondary institutions and three assessment of im...
Mar 20, 2024

Canadian featherweight Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy finally gets Bellator title shot
After stints in the UFC and PFL, and with four wins in his five Bellator outings, Canadian featherweight Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy is finally getting his title shot. The 31-year-old from Surrey, B.C., last...
Mar 20, 2024

Shapovalov downs Darderi to advance to second round of Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov downed Italy's Luciano Darderiin three sets Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Miami Open. Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 16 aces and won 77 p...
Mar 20, 2024

Husband of slain Quebec provincial police sergeant testifies at coroner's inquest
MONTREAL - The husband of a provincial police sergeant killed in the line of duty in March 2023 told a coroner's inquest today that he is still haunted by her murder. In a letter read during the heari...
Mar 20, 2024

Federal government refers three cases of suspected contractor fraud to RCMP
OTTAWA - Canada's federal procurement department says it has referred three cases of suspected invoicing fraud by IT sub-contractors to police. Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says a recent revi...
Mar 20, 2024

UFA paying members record patronage dividend
Alberta based agricultural co-operative UFA is paying out members over $30 million in patronage dividends.Members had to spend over a combined $5,000 in 2023 to get their share.The payout is calculate...
Mar 20, 2024

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge back in posted lineup after sitting out 9 days with abdominal injury
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was in the posted lineup for Wednesday night's game against Pittsburgh after sitting out nine days with an abdominal injury. Judge hadn't played...
Mar 20, 2024

Joly pushed for even softer arms exports language in motion on Israel-Hamas war: NDP
OTTAWA - The consequences of a symbolic House of Commons vote Monday that called on Canada to cease future arms exports to Israel are still reverberating as Liberals face criticism from Israel and wit...
Mar 20, 2024