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Woman and adult granddaughter fatally shot inside Montreal apartment
Montreal police say a woman and her adult granddaughter were victims of a double homicide early this morning. A call to 911 reporting gunshots was made at about 2:40 a.m., and officers found the two w...
Dec 15, 2022
Canada's climate action plan underfunded, unclear regarding top risks: report
OTTAWA - A report says Canada's climate adaptation strategy is underfunded and does not clearly align its goals with the country's top climate change risks. The Canadian Climate Institute put out the ...
Dec 15, 2022
Quebec court says Canadian Pacific Railway not liable in Lac-Mégantic train crash
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge says Canadian Pacific Railway is not liable in the 2013 Lac-Mgantic, Que., railway disaster that killed 47 people. Justice Martin Bureau ruled Wednesday that t...
Dec 15, 2022
Brampton, Ont., to host women's hockey world championship in 2023
CALGARY - Brampton, Ont., will host the women's hockey world championship in 2023. Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women's Hockey Association made the announcement on Thursday. The CAA Centre will host ...
Dec 15, 2022
Grande Prairie woman calls on province to declare opioid crisis a public health emergency
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - A woman from Grande Prairie has taken a petition to the provincial legislature calling on the government to declare the problems with opioids a public health crisis.The 1,000-sign...
Dec 15, 2022
Canada-made radar satellite component to be used in global surface water survey
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A piece of Canadian radar technology will play a key role in a satellite mission scheduled to launch Friday that aims to study almost all of the Earth's water surfaces. The Surface W...
Dec 15, 2022
Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez named Tennis Canada's players of the year
MONTREAL - Flix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez have been named Tennis Canada's Players of the Year. Auger-Aliassime, who won three straight events late in the year before leading Canada to...
Dec 15, 2022
Indictment: Mom used drugs before killing Georgia toddler
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The mother of a toddler found dead in a Georgia landfill has been charged with murder and other crimes in a 19-count indictment that alleges she used drugs before killing her son ...
Dec 15, 2022
Alberta Health Services warns of button batteries injuring youth
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning parents about the danger of small batteries as reports of youth injuries surpass 150 this year. As Christmas comes around the bend, the public he...
Dec 15, 2022
Mac Neil, Masse advance to 50 backstroke final at short-course swimming championships
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadians Maggie Mac Neil and Kylie Masse have advanced to the final of the women's 50-metre backstroke at the world short-course swimming championships. Mac Neil and Masse, who...
Dec 15, 2022