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Former BC Hydro president urging construction to halt at Site C
A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are among 18 prominent Canadians urging the B.C. provincial government to halt work on a huge hydroelectric project in the Peace ...
Sep 28, 2020
Must-see TV: Trump, Biden to square off in first face-to-face debate of 2020 election
WASHINGTON, Wash. - To borrow a favourite phrase from a certain sitting U.S. president, Tuesday's debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden promises to be something the likes of which no one's ever se...
Sep 28, 2020
Hockey Nova Scotia launches survey to address racism, discrimination in sport
HALIFAX - The governing body for organized hockey in Nova Scotia is launching a survey to find out how it can better address racism and discrimination in the game. Dean Smith, chair of Hockey Nov...
Sep 28, 2020
RCMP share Rail Safety Week message
REDCLIFF, AB - Railway tracks criss-cross agriculture land across Canada, and farm and ranch families are never too far from one of those tracks.As part of Rail Safety Week, law enforcement agencies a...
Sep 28, 2020
Heart and Stroke report: Most youth vapers begin before age 16
A new report by the Heart and Stroke Foundation focused on the impacts of vaping found that, on average, youth take up the habit before they turn 16.The report notes emerging research suggests vaping ...
Sep 28, 2020
Opposition leaders in the House and DND shopping: In The News for Sept. 28
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 28. What we are watching in Canada ... O...
Sep 28, 2020
Townes named CCMA Female Artist of the Year for second consecutive year
Grande Prairie's Tenille Townes wrapped up the 2020 CCMA Awards weekend with yet another accolade.After she was named the winner of both Songwriter and Video of the Year for her hit single Jersey on t...
Sep 28, 2020
COVID-19 cases surge in Ontario, Quebec warns of alarming situation in some cities
Canada's most populous province is reporting a surge in new cases of COVID-19 today, nearly half of them in Toronto. Ontario reported 700 new cases of the novel coronavirus - 344 in Toronto,...
Sep 28, 2020
Plumbers found human flesh in the accused's pipes, Ontario murder trial hears
OSHAWA, Ont. - The double-murder trial of an Oshawa, Ont., man is hearing gruesome details of what the prosecution alleges were the accused's attempt to get rid of the body of one of the tee...
Sep 28, 2020
Trudeau urges largest countries in the world to support UN biodiversity plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries with the largest land mass to do more to protect the biodiversity of their land and water. Trudeau made that call today at a special sess...
Sep 28, 2020