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The Latest on the Pope's visit to Canada
Pope Francis is on a six-day tour of Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. Here are the latest developments on his stops t...
Jul 27, 2022
Manchin says he has health, energy, tax deal with Schumer
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an unexpected turnabout, Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he had reached an expansive agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer - which had eluded them for mont...
Jul 27, 2022
MacDowall collision takes two lives, two more in hospital
A crash between two pickup trucks last evening has taken the lives of two people and hospitalized a child and another man. RMCP said a 16-year-old girl driving one pickup is dead along with the 46-yea...
Jul 27, 2022
Montreal AIDS conference: progress made toward cure, but COVID stalled global fight
MONTREAL - Ahead of a major international AIDS conference in Montreal, researchers and officials on Wednesday promoted the progress toward finding a cure for HIV but lamented how the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jul 27, 2022
Embattled Hockey Canada head says world juniors will go on as planned
OTTAWA - Embattled Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Scott Smith says his organization will fulfil its duty as host at next month's world junior hockey tournament in Edmonton. Smith ...
Jul 27, 2022
Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder
CHICAGO (AP) - The man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has been indicted by a grand jury on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 4...
Jul 27, 2022
CRTC needs to do a better job regulating telecoms, experts say
OTTAWA - The recent Rogers outage has spurred a flurry of policy recommendations from experts and elected officials, including legislation that would recognize telecommunication services as essential ...
Jul 27, 2022
RCMP searching for suspect after truck stolen in P.A.
UPDATE: At 3:00 p.m. RCMP confirmed the suspect, in this case, has been found.----RCMP are searching for a man who fled police after stealing a pickup truck.On Wednesday morning Big River and Ahtakako...
Jul 27, 2022
No-camping signs put up near Terry Fox statue across from Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - It is not an obvious place to pitch a tent in Ottawa, on a concrete plaza opposite the Parliament Buildings. Yet federal authorities have seen fit to put up three no-camping signs - each pict...
Jul 27, 2022
B.C. teenager pushed back against online extortionist, Crown attorney tells jury
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd pushed back against the person harassing and extorting her online, sending them a message saying she hoped they felt...
Jul 27, 2022
