CBC - Nova Scotia (19 minutes ago)
An agreement, signed today, between all Canadian provinces, territories, and the federal government, will drop interprovincial trade barriers on many goods except food and alcohol. It's part of an effort to provide businesses with more trade opportunities in light of U.S. tariffs.
ReadCBC - Montreal (20 minutes ago)
Canadian Ryan Wedding competed as a snowboarder in the 2002 Winter Games. In the decades since, law enforcement organizations allege he has become the leader of one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. Here's what's known about the allegations against him and how he has evaded capture.
ReadCBC - Montreal (20 minutes ago)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada's (DFO) survey estimate for the Belcher Islands-Eastern Hudson Bay beluga population in 2024 was 2,200 animals – the lowest estimate on record. Nunavik hunters are being asked to delay their fall harvest of beluga in response.
ReadCBC - Montreal (20 minutes ago)
Hydro-Québec is warning clients in Montreal's West Island of a planned service interruption starting at 9 p.m. on Friday until 6 a.m. on Saturday that will affect 64,000 clients. The utility provider says it will be performing essential work at the Des Sources substation.
ReadCBC - North (20 minutes ago)
In the early hours of Oct. 16, approximately 7,000 litres of furnace fuel overflowed from a tank during fuel delivery and seeped into the ground in Yellowknife's industrial park. The driver who was delivering the fuel says having more prevention measures at the site meant he could have avoided a spill of this size.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (20 minutes ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are moving closer to reaching a deal on the future of Alberta's energy sector, according to a senior government official, and that memorandum of understanding is likely to include some language about a path forward for the northwest B.C. oil pipeline that Smith has long demanded.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (20 minutes ago)
The union representing Alberta nursing-care staff will return to the bargaining table after it served a strike notice to its employer Alberta Health Services on Wednesday. Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) nurses are set to walk off the job this weekend, which could potentially impact some elective surgeries.
ReadCBC - Windsor (20 minutes ago)
A growing number of minors are being recruited by adults to carry out smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies in Ontario and are told that if they are caught, as youths, they would face little or no time in custody, an investigation by CBC's the fifth estate has found.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council says a lack of police presence in northern Saskatchewan is fostering gang activity. The council is calling on the provincial and federal governments to step up and provide more supports.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
Moe said all of the discussions were focused on how best to restart trade talks between Canada and the United States.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
Wadena RCMP are investigating an ATV rollover that claimed the life of a child at Fishing Lake First Nation.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
Police say the crash was reported on Pelican Lake First Nation, located approximately 185 kilometres north of Saskatoon.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
A jury has found former Saskatoon massage therapist Kenneth Braun guilty on five of the six counts of sexual assault he faced.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
Two women appeared in provincial court Thursday charged in connection with the death of Tim Tootoosis. Six people are now charged with first-degree murder, and one with manslaughter.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
Shortening the outdoor pool season. Closing a city-run recreation facility for the summer. Delaying the debut of Link transit. Hiking golf fees. These are among 108 options to reduce the property tax increase that Saskatoon city council will consider next week during budget talks.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
The Canada West champion Saskatchewan Huskies take the field at Mosaic Stadium in their home province against RSEQ victor Montreal Carabins in the 60th installment on the Vanier Cup on Saturday.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
A senior federal government official has told CBC's parliamentary bureau that a deal is likely to include some language about a path forward for an oil pipeline in northwest B.C.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
The province is adding $20 million to the Provincial Approach to Homelessness (PATH) project over the next three years to boost supports for the growing number of Saskatchewan residents who are homeless. But the NDP say government dollars should not be spent to put people in the Coachman Inn Motel.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
John Olubobokun, who earlier this year was found guilty of assaulting Christian Centre Academy students with a wooden paddle, will serve an 18-month conditional sentence in the community, a judge ruled.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
A Weyburn Court of King's bench judge has formally reserved his decision on whether to grant bail for the Regina man accused of shooting and killing a woman on a highway near Weyburn.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
Timothy Smith says his friend Landon Waddell drunkenly attacked him, and then collapsed to the floor. His story paints a very different picture than the court has heard so far of events in the early hours of Nov. 17, 2024, when Waddell died.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (20 minutes ago)
Sentencing has been pushed to March 2026 for the man convicted of killing Misha Pavelick at a campground in 2006. A 12-person jury found a 36-year-old man guilty of second-degree murder last week after 20 hours of deliberations.
ReadCBC - Manitoba (20 minutes ago)
A new exhibit on the Nakba, recounting the personal experiences of Canadian Palestinians who fled or were forced from their homes in 1948, is coming to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. However, at least one Jewish organization is concerned it will lack historical and geopolitical context.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (20 minutes ago)
The Huskies take on the Montreal Carabins in the Vanier Cup Saturday at Mosaic Stadium in Regina (1p.m. CST on CBC).
ReadCityNews - Toronto (27 minutes ago)
A man in his 60s and his young grandson were critically injured after being struck by two vehicles in Mississauga on Thursday. Peel Regional Police say the pair had just exited a bus and were attempting to dash across the street when they were hit by a white SUV that was travelling southbound on Millcreek […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (27 minutes ago)
Police are searching for a male suspect after a woman was shot in Toronto’s downtown core Thursday night. Investigators say a woman in her 30s was found suffering from a gunshot wound near Mutual Street and Queen Street East at approximately 10 p.m. She was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities....
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (29 minutes ago)
In the last three weeks, we have seen the UCP use the notwithstanding clause to squash the rights of teachers and trans and gender-diverse youth. Which group is next? Looking at the slate of policy resolutions that will be reviewed at the upcoming UCP AGM, my guess is that we will see the notwithstanding clause […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
DEAR ABBY: My 19-year-old niece didn’t finish high school and has been in and out of rehab for years. She’s about to leave a residential program and is looking for a place to live. Her parents have implemented “house rules” she doesn’t like, notably staying drug-free and away from her boyfriend. I have three kids […]
ReadSaskatoon Star-Phoenix - Local (29 minutes ago)
Struck by tragedy, this pair uses the tradition to reframe grief and spread joy.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian glide bomb slammed into a residential district in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing five people, officials said Friday, as Moscow’s forces continued to hammer civilian areas of Ukraine. The overnight attack, which also injured 10 people including a teenage girl, occurred after details emerged of...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
By Babar Dogar LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A boiler at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan exploded on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 21 others. The force of the blast destroyed the factory building and damaged several nearby homes, igniting a huge fire and spreading panic through the area, officials said. Police […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
By Justin Spike BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian service of Radio Free Europe, Szabad Europa, ceased its operations on Friday after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced it would no longer fund the pro-democracy news outlet. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which is funded by the U.S. government, was first established...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
By Daniel Rainbird MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis famously said the Montreal Canadiens “puked all over” themselves following a 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Oct. 31, 2024. A little more than 12 months later, the Canadiens’ head coach was feeling sick to his stomach again. “Tonight, there were moments that made me feel […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
Federal judges uphold several North Carolina US House districts drawn by Republicans RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured and packed...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in the conflict-battered northern region of the country on Friday. It wasn’t immediately confirmed who the attackers were or the number of students abducted at St. Mary’s School in Niger state’s Papiri...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
By Dyepkazah Shibayan ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Indigenous People of Biafra, a separatist group in southeastern Nigeria, said Friday it remains committed to peaceful self-determination after a court sentenced its leader to life in prison for terrorism. Nnamdi Kanu, founder of IPOB, was convicted and sentenced on Thursday. IPOB has been accused of...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is to meet in private Friday with a high-profile issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump ‘s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices could say as soon […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (29 minutes ago)
By Julhas Alam DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least six people and leaving hundreds of others injured, authorities and local media said. Buildings in the capital, Dhaka, swayed in the temblor, sending panicked residents into the streets. The quake hit at...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Costas Kantouris LEVEA, Greece (AP) — It was a shocking sight for the farmer _ three of his sheep lying dead on the ground, signs of their mauling unmistakable. The large paw prints in the earth left no doubt they had been killed by a bear, a once rare but now increasingly frequent visitor […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Joshua Clipperton TORONTO — Brad Treliving met the media earlier this week to talk about his hockey team. Among the many points made by the Maple Leafs general manager was that Toronto — at the time a struggling, injury-ravaged outfit mired in a five-game winless run — had taken points from outings earlier in […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Gemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER — Head coach Adam Foote liked what he saw from his Vancouver Canucks on Thursday — even if the team came out on the wrong end of the score line. Vancouver’s rough stretch continued with a 4-2 loss to the visiting Dallas Stars, yet Foote praised his group afterward. “It was […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Pupils flee as grizzly attacks elementary class in B.C., injuring 11, some critically A grizzly bear has attacked a group of elementary school students and teachers in the B.C. central coast community of Bella Coola, leaving two people […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Dyepkazah Shibayan ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of Nigeria and abducted several schoolchildren and staff early Friday, the latest in a spate of abductions in Africa’s most populous country that came just days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in a neighboring state. The attack […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra had three messages this week: Don't run those ads again, you will need to accept some tariffs and the F-35 contract is key to a deal. On all three elements, Canada's Laurentian Elite lost their collectivist little minds. Let's start with the F-35 issue, the one that the Carney government has […]
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (An hour ago)
Social Services Minister Terry Jenson says the funding is still annualized, and depends on the individual municipalities' priorities and needs at the time of allocation.
ReadCBC - Nova Scotia (An hour ago)
When Jennifer Baxter steps on to the ice to curl, it's the outlet that allows her to temporarily put aside whatever is going on in her life. And in recent years, there's been a lot. She's part of the Nova Scotian team that will try to qualify at home to represent Canada in the upcoming Olympics.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through expansionary government spending and to relieve the impact of higher prices. After taking office last month, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi promised to boost government spending despite concerns...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Darryl Greer PORT COQUITLAM — When a woman answered a knock at the door of her home in Port Moody, B.C., in the spring of 2024, she was met by two men in Canada Post uniforms who said they had a package to deliver. What unfolded over the next 13 hours was a horrific […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Pupils flee as grizzly attacks elementary class in B.C., injuring 11, some critically A grizzly bear has attacked a group of elementary school students and teachers in the B.C. central coast community of Bella Coola, leaving two people […]
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