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Canada to see warm summer, wildfire risks loom for some regions: Weather Network
Get ready to feel the heat, Canada. The Weather Network is predicting more sunshine and warmer temperatures for the summer. The weather broadcaster's annual summer forecast released Wednesday indicate...
May 29, 2024
In the news today: Property controls a barrier for domestic grocers
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Property controls a major barrier for grocery competition in Canada: experts Ex...
May 29, 2024
Search for truth goes on, regardless of killer Pickton's fate, say victims' advocates
VANCOUVER - Advocates for alleged victims of British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton say they remain focused on getting justice for the women, as Pickton lies in a Quebec hospital in a coma afte...
May 29, 2024
How my photos of a pick-up football game made a mark on Canadian political history
"Hey, Doug - did you take that shot of Stanfield on the front of the Globe and Mail this morning?" We were boarding the Progressive Conservative campaign bus outside the Hotel Vancouver early on May 3...
May 29, 2024
Black-owned business program gives owners a shot at government, corporate contracts
VANCOUVER - Governments and corporations in Canada spend billions each year procuring products and services, but Jackee Kasandy says that historically barely any has gone to businesses owned by Black ...
May 29, 2024
A political picture is worth a thousand words — and, sometimes, a career
OTTAWA - They say a photo is worth a thousand words. Sometimes, it's worth your career. A momentary snapshot can send the public a strong signal about what a politician's fate could be. It can seem to...
May 29, 2024
South Africans begin voting in an election seen as their country's most important in 30 years
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africans began voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country's most important in 30 years, and one that could put their young democracy in unknown territor...
May 28, 2024
Schneider and Gausman lead the Blue Jays past the sliding White Sox 7-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Davis Schneider had three hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the sliding Chicago White Sox 7-2 on a rainy Tuesday night. Justin Turner drove in two runs for Toronto, wh...
May 28, 2024
Reinhart scores in OT, Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 to tie East final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal 1:12 into overtime, and the Florida Panthers topped the New York Rangers 3-2 to even the Eastern Conference final at two games apiece. It was...
May 28, 2024
Canada bumped 3-1 by U.S. in VNL match
ARLINGTON - After winning three of four Volleyball Nations League matches in Rio de Janeiro to keep their hopes alive for a berth in the Paris Olympics, the Canadian women's team were handed a setback...
May 28, 2024
