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G7 foreign ministers say 'no country stands to gain' from rising Middle East tensions
OTTAWA - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie and her G7 counterparts have issued a joint statement calling for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The foreign ministers of Cana...
Aug 04, 2024
Federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez being sought to lead Quebec Liberal Party
MONTREAL - A spokesperson for Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is fielding "a lot of requests" to join the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. But Rodriguez, the Quebec lieutenant for Pri...
Aug 04, 2024
Trudeau makes unscheduled stop at Vancouver's Pride events does not walk in parade
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unscheduled stop today at Vancouver's Pride festivities but did not walk in the annual downtown parade. Trudeau walked a block in city's West End befo...
Aug 04, 2024
Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins Olympic gold in hammer throw with dominating performance
PARIS - Canada's Ethan Katzberg won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on Sunday with a dominating performance. Katzberg, from Nanaimo, B.C., opened with an Olympic record ...
Aug 04, 2024
Trudeau, Smith express sorrow after firefighter dies in Jasper National Park
HINTON, Alta. - Comrades of a firefighter from Calgary who died while on duty in Jasper National Park stood on the sides of a roadway on Sunday morning as a procession mourning his loss rode by. Firef...
Aug 04, 2024
Canadian sprinter De Grasse fails to qualify for men's 100-metre final in Paris
PARIS - Andre De Grasse will not be coming away with a medal in the men's 100 metres. The 29-year-old sprinter from Markham, Ont., ran a time a season-best time of 9.98 seconds to finish fifth in the ...
Aug 04, 2024
Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.'s Princeton area
VICTORIA - Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural area south of Princeton, B.C., because of the out-of-control Calcite Creek wildfire. The properties are lo...
Aug 04, 2024
Alberta province launches sign-up page for Jasper bus tours
More information has been released by the province regarding bus tours of Jasper for residents that lost their homes in the fires.Alberta's government, in collaboration with Parks Canada and the Munic...
Aug 04, 2024
City of Grande Prairie opens two snow removal contracts
The City of Grande Prairie has opened two RFQ snow removal contracts and is searching for bidders. One contract is for snow hauling and windrow collection, while the other regards residential snow cle...
Aug 04, 2024
Liberals borrow 'weird' tactic from Democrats in latest attack on Pierre Poilievre
OTTAWA - The Liberals are labelling federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre "weird" in a new line of attack borrowed from the United States Democrats. Several Liberal MPs, including one cabinet m...
Aug 04, 2024