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CP NewsAlert: BC United MLA Bruce Banman defects to provincial Conservatives
VICTORIA - A member of the Opposition BC United caucus has crossed the floor to join British Columbia's Conservatives. Bruce Banman, the MLA for Abbotsford South, says he is proud to join his friend B...
Sep 13, 2023
Quebec education minister rejects hearings on gender identity, prefers expert panel
Quebec's education minister says he won't convene a legislative committee on gender identity because he says doing so exposes the sensitive issue to political exploitation. Instead, Bernard Drainville...
Sep 13, 2023
Quebec politicians rail against 'English week' at Quebec junior college
Quebec politicians are railing against a Quebec City junior college's decision to host a weeklong event promoting English. The ongoing "English Week 2023" is a five-day event at French-language Cgep G...
Sep 13, 2023
Weeks of worry ease as alerts lift for two B.C. wildfires outside Kamloops, Lillooet
VANCOUVER - As British Columbia awaits an update due later today on fire, drought and flood conditions, residents in an area south of Kamloops can relax as all evacuation orders and alerts related to ...
Sep 13, 2023
First degree murder charges laid in Christmas Eve double homicide
One man from Moosomin First Nation is charged with two counts of first degree murder in connection with the deaths of Alyssa LeCaine and Daphne Bear almost two years ago. Wade Frenchman, age 31, was c...
Sep 13, 2023
'Complete destruction': Canadians mobilize to help Morocco after earthquake
MONTREAL - A Canadian aid worker in Morocco says he's seen scenes of "complete destruction" in the wake of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 2,900 people and left many more injured ...
Sep 13, 2023
PWHL, Canadian Tire reach multi-year agreement on sponsorship deal
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has struck a multi-year agreement with Canadian Tire to be the league's first funding partner. The collaboration includes sponsorship of the PWHL's ina...
Sep 13, 2023
Union demands apology from WestJet after Poilievre speaks on flight's PA system
OTTAWA - The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke on the public address system of a recent flight. A video ci...
Sep 13, 2023
Fall in love with nature on your next visit to Prince Albert National Park
Time to bring out the warm drinks and bunnyhugs! Autumn is here.Visiting Prince Albert National Park in the fall is the perfect time to relax and decompress. The park will be a quiet oasis now that th...
Sep 13, 2023
Woman with whom Texas AG Ken Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's staff say he carried on an extramarital affair is expected to testify in the Republican's impeachment trial Wednesday. The bi...
Sep 13, 2023
