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Quebec police looking for young man who went missing while fishing
SAINT-IGNACE-DE-LOYOLA - A search is underway for a young fisher who went missing on the water in a small municipality about 70 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Quebec provincial police say the fishe...
Jul 12, 2024

Western University pauses Alice Munro Chair in Creativity program amid reckoning
LONDON, Ont. - Alice Munro's alma mater has paused the endowed chair program that bears her name over revelations the writer protected her husband after learning he had sexually abused her daughter. W...
Jul 12, 2024

Rolling Vancouver Whitecaps take four-game unbeaten streak to St. Louis
VANCOUVER - The Major League Soccer season has been a journey for the Vancouver Whitecaps - literally. The 'Caps (9-7-5) have logged thousands of kilometres crisscrossing the continent in recent month...
Jul 12, 2024

Strange summer for B.C. politics gone wild, as alliances shift ahead of fall vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's political landscape is undergoing a shake-up of seismic proportions a little over three months ahead of this fall's Oct. 19 election. Former political foes are forging on...
Jul 12, 2024

City of Grande Prairie "exploring" Extended Producer Responsibility
The City of Grande Prairie is currently exploring a new system for waste management.Brought in by the Alberta Government in October of 2022, this Extended Producer Responsibility provides a "regulator...
Jul 12, 2024

Football, rugby, baseball this weekend
Besides the Teepee Creek Stampede and the U17C Girl's Fastball Provincial Championship this weekend, there are several other local sports teams busy this weekend as well.FootballThe Peace Country Cowb...
Jul 12, 2024

Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge threw out Rudy Giuliani 's bankruptcy case on Friday, finding that the former New York City mayor had flouted process with a lack of transparency. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean La...
Jul 12, 2024

Federal Tory leader blasts Montreal mayor's approach to addictions, homelessness
MONTREAL - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is attacking the Montreal mayor's approach to severe drug addiction and homelessness, accusing her of telling Montrealers to learn to live with ...
Jul 12, 2024

Canadian 400m star Christopher Morales Williams turns pro with Olympics approaching
Christopher Morales Williams is going pro. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., announced his decision on Friday after two standout years at the University of Georgia. Morales Williams emerged as a ris...
Jul 12, 2024

Five things to know as Canada meets Uruguay in Copa America consolation final
After losing to Lionel Messi and Argentina in the semifinals, Canada will conclude its dramatic run at this year's Copa America on Saturday (8 p.m. ET) in a third-place showdown with Uruguay. Here are...
Jul 12, 2024