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Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers
MONTREAL - On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter. The warning was accurate: a tornado touched ...
Aug 06, 2024

Saskatchewan latest province to restrict cellphone use in school classrooms
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year. The move, announced Tuesday, applies to all kindergarten to Grade 12 classro...
Aug 06, 2024

Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis signs on with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran American quarterback Dominique Davis on Tuesday. The move comes after veteran backup Caleb Evans suffered a knee injury in Montreal's 33-16 road win ov...
Aug 06, 2024

Whitecaps Girls Elite squad looks to defend national title, then face CONCACAF's best
The Vancouver Whitecaps women are headed to the new Northern Super League next year. But there are more immediate matters at hand. It starts this week with the League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Champion...
Aug 06, 2024

Conservatives demand government explain how terror suspects immigrated to Canada
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says Canadians have a right to know how a man with links to a foreign terror group evaded Canada's screening process to immigrate to Canada and become a citizen...
Aug 06, 2024

Jury finds protesters not guilty of conspiring to kill Mounties at Coutts blockade
A jury returned a verdict of not guilty late Friday for two men accused of conspiring to kill RCMP officers at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta.But Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were both conv...
Aug 06, 2024

Day of Caring for Jasper raises $2.9 million
Nearly $3 million will go towards supporting people in Jasper who have been affected by wildfires.Pattison Media led the Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper fundraiser this past week, through the Canadia...
Aug 06, 2024

G7 foreign ministers say 'no country stands to gain' from rising Middle East tensions
OTTAWA - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and her G7 counterparts have issued a joint statement calling for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The foreign ministers of Canada...
Aug 06, 2024

Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, marking a major milestone since her move to the top of the Democratic ticket ahead of the No...
Aug 06, 2024

Canadian Olympic Committee pulls accreditation from De Grasse coach Rana Reider
PARIS - The Canadian Olympic Committee says it has revoked accreditation from the coach of six-time Olympic medal-winning sprinter Andre De Grasse. The COC says "new information" has come to light abo...
Aug 06, 2024