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MPs to vote on Pierre Poilievre's pitch to exempt carbon price from all home heating
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will vote today on a motion from the federal Conservatives calling for the carbon price to be lifted from all forms of home heating and not just heating oil. Conservativ...
Nov 06, 2023
Sex offender Randall Hopley removed his ankle bracelet to avoid court date: police
Vancouver police say high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley was likely worried about an upcoming court appearance and took "deliberate actions" to avoid it when he walked away from his Vancouver halfwa...
Nov 06, 2023
CP NewsAlert: At least one dead after fire at Canada's high commission in Nigeria
OTTAWA - At least one person is dead after a fire Monday at Canada's high commission in Nigeria, according to local fire officials. More coming. The Canadian Press <!-- Photo: 20231106111128-654914...
Nov 06, 2023
Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to gun license
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obta...
Nov 06, 2023
Trudeau confirms appointment of Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the appointment of Mary Moreau to the Supreme Court of Canada after nominating her for the post last month. Moreau, who was chief justice of the Court ...
Nov 06, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays exercise two-year conditional club option on reliever Chad Green
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have exercised their two-year conditional club option on right-hander Chad Green for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Green missed the first five months of the season while r...
Nov 06, 2023
Paris looms for Canada's athletes as Pan American Games conclude
SANTIAGO - The athletes who have their literal golden ticket to next summer's Olympic Games in Paris from the Pan American Games plan to make the most of it. Vancouver breaker Philip Kim, also known a...
Nov 06, 2023
Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 10,000, according to Health Ministry
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000. The figures released Monday mark a gri...
Nov 06, 2023
Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at meeting of 13 leaders
HALIFAX, NS - The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week's meeting of the country's 13 premiers and territorial leader...
Nov 06, 2023
Province reports 94 overdose deaths in Lethbridge in first eight months of 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from the Government of Alberta shows people are continuing to die as a result of drug use.The Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System has been updated to show numbers u...
Nov 06, 2023