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Bell asks government to block Quebecor's purchase of 5G spectrum in Western Canada
BCE Inc. is asking the federal government to block Quebecor Inc.'s purchase of 5G spectrum in Western Canada, stating the company didn't meet the requirements to bid on airwaves there.Bell's court cha...
Aug 30, 2021
Canada's Danielle Dorris wins Paralympic silver in 100-metre backstroke
TOKYO - Danielle Dorris couldn't quite believe the silver medal hung around her neck on Monday. The 18-year-old from Moncton, N.B., captured the hardware with a second-place finish in the women's 100-...
Aug 30, 2021
O'Toole says he supports cancelled pipeline due to Indigenous benefits
KING CITY, ONT. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he supports the cancelled Northern Gateway pipeline, largely because it would have provided economic partnerships for Indigenous communities. O'...
Aug 30, 2021
'They're being banished:' Inuit women need their communities, not jail, says advocate
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It was just six weeks in jail for Jody Blake, an Inuk woman living in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., but those weeks were long and lonely, and there was no chance of her kids or fami...
Aug 30, 2021
Pedestrian in weekend collision confirmed deceased
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Saturday morning in Lethbridge has died as a result of her injuries.Lethbridge Police Service was called to the area of 13 Street North and 5A...
Aug 30, 2021
Liberals promise $1B over 10 years to restore big lakes and river systems
GRANBY, Que. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau pledged Monday to spend $1 billion over a decade to restore Canada's big lakes and river systems. A re-elected Liberal government would also build on its b...
Aug 30, 2021
Elections Canada mailing out voter information cards
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Registered electors in Canada will soon be getting their voter information cards.Elections Canada has begun mailing out the cards, and the agency says all registered voters should rec...
Aug 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued Monday while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a ...
Aug 30, 2021
On the hustings and Ida bashes Louisiana: In The News for Aug. 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 30, 2021
Canadian star Simu Liu says 'Shang-Chi' is a 'watershed moment' and 'call to action'
TORONTO - Simu Liu says "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" is a watershed moment for Asian representation in Hollywood. The Chinese-Canadian actor stars as the titular kung fu master - the fi...
Aug 30, 2021