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Montreal withdraws from FIFA World Cup 2026 host bidding, citing lack of funding
Montreal is withdrawing its candidacy as a host city for FIFA World Cup 2026. The city said today in a brief statement it made the decision because the provincial government had withdrawn its support....
Jul 06, 2021
Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada's next GG
OTTAWA - Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. "It is only by building bridges, ...
Jul 06, 2021
A list of those who have served as Canada's governor general since Confederation
OTTAWA - Mary Simon will soon become the 30th person to serve as Canada's governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. The position has been has been held by a wide variety of ...
Jul 06, 2021
4 more victims found in rubble; death toll rises to 32
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collpased condominium building raised the death toll to 32, a fire official said Tuesday as a ramped-up search effort faced ...
Jul 06, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: PM announces Inuk leader Mary Simon as Canada's next GG
OTTAWA - Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mad...
Jul 06, 2021
Alberta's hot spot: Grande Prairie records province's top temp during heat wave
The historic heat wave that moved through Alberta last week made Grande Prairie the hottest location in the province at one point.Exactly one week ago Tuesday, on June 29, temperatures reached a stifl...
Jul 06, 2021
Court update: Jail sentence in stolen U-Haul van incident, trial dates set in two other cases
Alberta Justice says a man charged after a dangerous driving incident involving a stolen U-Haul van has been given a 14-month jail sentence.Calvin Campbell was given four months credit for time alread...
Jul 06, 2021
Plane with 28 on board missing in Russian Far East region
MOSCOW (AP) - A plane with 28 people on board went missing in the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, local officials said. An Antonov An-26 plane with 22 passengers and six crew members,...
Jul 06, 2021
Choosing a new AFN national chief, Habs force Game 4 : In The News for July 6
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 July 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 06, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan
COWESSESS FIRST NATION, SASKATCHEWAN - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan this afternoon. Chief Cadmus Delorme says in a statement on Twitter that the...
Jul 06, 2021