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Supreme Court won't hear appeal of decision granting Quebec woman third murder trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a decision that ordered a third trial for a woman who has twice been convicted of killing her two daughters. The Crown had been seeking ...
Sep 29, 2022
Quebec election: Parti Québécois raises most money since start of campaign
MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois has raised more money since the beginning of Quebec's election campaign than any other party. lections Qubec says the sovereigntist party raised $354,175 from 3,852 donors...
Sep 29, 2022
Cars for Christmas lottery returns for another year
Thursday marks the launch of Rotary's 23rd annual Cars for Christmas lottery.Tickets can be purchased as of later this morning, online at www.carsforchirstmas.com, or by phone at 780-532-0506. The tic...
Sep 29, 2022
Average home price 67 per cent higher than affordable level in August: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the national average price of a home in February was more than 50 per cent higher than it was two years prior. A new report says the average home price r...
Sep 29, 2022
Canada matching more donations for Pakistan flood aid, will raise cap to $5M
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says Ottawa will match more donations, for a longer period of time, to help those suffering from flooding in Pakistan. Prime Minister Justin T...
Sep 29, 2022
Fiona cleanup: Federal government poised to send more troops to Atlantic Canada
Defence Minister Anita Anand says there are now 700 military members in Atlantic Canada helping with the cleanup after post-tropical storm Fiona left much of the region in tatters. Anand says Canadian...
Sep 29, 2022
Canada blanks Kazakhstan to score first win at women's volleyball world championship
D, Poland - Canada knocked off Kazakhstan to pick up its first win at the women's world volleyball championship on Thursday. After dropping its two opening matches to the top-ranked U.S. and defending...
Sep 29, 2022
Family files $2.7-million lawsuit over Indigenous woman's death in Quebec hospital
MONTREAL - The family of an Indigenous woman who was mocked by staff as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital in September 2020 has filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $2.7 million. Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-...
Sep 29, 2022
Maple Leafs sign defenceman Sandin to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - Defenceman Rasmus Sandin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced on Thursday. The deal will pay the 22-year-old Swede an average of US$1.4 m...
Sep 29, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeals in Alberta coal project case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear appeals from parties who support approval of an open-pit coal mine in southwest Alberta. A review panel had concluded the likely effects of the propo...
Sep 29, 2022