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Plan for fate of crumbling 24 Sussex expected by fall, minister tells MPs
OTTAWA - Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek says the Liberal government expects to have a plan for the future of 24 Sussex Drive by the fall. Jaczek appeared today before a House c...
May 29, 2023
Parliament votes down Conservative motion against safe supply of drugs
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has failed to persuade the House of Commons to condemn the Liberal government's approach to fighting drug addiction. In a vote of 209 to 113 today, MPs de...
May 29, 2023
Quebec, Ottawa pledge $300 million for GM electric car battery component plant
BCANCOUR, Que. - The governments of Quebec and Canada are announcing $300 million in funding for a factory that will make components for electric vehicle batteries in Bcancour, Que., located about hal...
May 29, 2023
Winnipeg's Katona looks to get back in UFC via a second go on 'The Ultimate Fighter'
Brad (Superman) Katona earned his way into the UFC by winning Season 27 of "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2018. One win and two losses later, the Winnipeg bantamweight was released by the mixed martial art...
May 29, 2023
Record-breaking turnout of advance voters in Alberta election
Elections Alberta has reported strong early voting numbers in the 2023 Alberta provincial election.Advance voting was held from May 23-27, 2023, at 330 polling stations across the province.Elections A...
May 29, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. police say remains of Madison Scott, last seen in 2011, are found
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - Police in B.C. say the remains of Madison Scott who went missing in May 2011 have been found and they're searching a rural property in Vanderhoof that is tied to the discovery. RCMP...
May 29, 2023
Family of Quebec woman slain in 2017 suing police, says negligence led to killing
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec woman who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2017 has filed a lawsuit against the local police department, alleging that negligence by officers led directly to her d...
May 29, 2023
New Democrat MP says she is target of foreign interference by China
OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Jenny Kwan says Canada's spy agency has told her she is an ongoing target of the Chinese government. The Vancouver member of Parliament says she was briefed Friday by the Cana...
May 29, 2023
Advisers on unmarked graves won't work with Hague-based organization Ottawa hired
OTTAWA - A panel of Indigenous experts says it will not participate in engagement sessions hosted by an international organization Ottawa hired to provide advice on identifying possible human remains ...
May 29, 2023
Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. Some say it's a sign of holiness in Catholicism, while others ...
May 29, 2023