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Hydro-Québec to spend up to $185 billion to increase capacity, reliability
MONTREAL - Quebec's public hydroelectric utility says it plans to spend up to $185 billion by 2035 to increase generating capacity and improve the reliability of its network. Hydro-Qubec forecasts tha...
Nov 02, 2023
More funding, laws can stop anti-Muslim online hate from causing violence: senators
OTTAWA - A Senate committee says anti-Muslim hate needs to be met with the creation of new criminal offences, more education and less bias in federal tax audits. A report by the upper chamber's human-...
Nov 02, 2023
RCMP official accused of leaks was acting on secret info from foreign agency: lawyer
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking classified material, says Ortis was acting largely on secret information communicated to him by a foreig...
Nov 02, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Foreign interference inquiry work underway, commissioner says
OTTAWA - Justice Marie-Jose Hogue, the commissioner of the public inquiry into foreign interference, says her work is underway and will share more information about its process on Nov. 10. More coming...
Nov 02, 2023
Trudeau headed to D.C. for Western Hemisphere trade summit Friday at White House
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to the U.S. capital for a summit meeting to talk about growing trade connections across the Western Hemisphere. Friday's White House summit, hosted...
Nov 02, 2023
Leiweke says hockey will be focus of Hamilton's $300M renovated arena — but not NHL
Tim Leiweke promises to bring back a hockey team to Hamilton in a couple of years to a revamped FirstOntario Centre, just not an NHL franchise. The former Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO and p...
Nov 02, 2023
Defunding CBC would be 'devastating' to news in rural Canada: Catherine Tait
OTTAWA - The president of CBC and Radio-Canada defended the public broadcaster and its independence at a House of Commons committee this morning. Catherine Tait was called to testify at the heritage c...
Nov 02, 2023
Lethbridge Police to host town hall meeting Nov. 7
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is gearing up for its final town hall meeting of 2023.Throughout the year, the LPS has committed to hosting four town hall events in different area...
Nov 02, 2023
High court upholds extradition for B.C. men accused of smuggling pot in hollow logs
OTTAWA - Three British Columbia men who allegedly tried to smuggle marijuana into the United States in hollowed-out logs almost 20 years ago are facing extradition again, and Canada's highest court wi...
Nov 02, 2023
Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad takes significant strides at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - It's been a year of firsts for Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad. She claimed her first national title in the women's 400 metres and ran a personal-best time in her world championship d...
Nov 02, 2023