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Quebec tables new bill to crack down on Airbnb-style, short-term rentals
QUEBEC - The Quebec government has tabled a bill that would require short-term rental companies to ensure their online listings are certified by the province. The legislation would make it illegal for...
May 9, 2023
Smoke from Alberta wildfires spreading through Canada and parts of the United States
Smoke from dozens of active wildfires in central Alberta is spreading across the country and in some parts of the United States.A map created by AirNow that tracks wildfires and air quality in North A...
May 9, 2023
Provincial officials provide update on Alberta's wildfire situation
Officials from Alberta Emergency Management Agency and Alberta Wildfire will provide an update on the Alberta wildfire situation.WhenTuesday, May 9 3 p.m.LocationAlberta Emergency Management Agency 12...
May 9, 2023
Authorities: Texas mall gunman had 'neo-Nazi ideation'
ALLEN, Texas (AP) - The gunman who killed eight people and wounded seven others at a suburban Dallas shopping mall had no prior criminal record but had "neo-Nazi ideation," authorities said Tuesday. I...
May 9, 2023
Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby named to NBA all-defensive second team
Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby has been named to the NBA all-defensive second team. Anunoby, 25, led the league in steals during the regular season, averaging 1.9 per game and was consistently t...
May 9, 2023
Conservative private member's bill raises spectre of abortion debate
OTTAWA - The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada is criticizing a Conservative private member's bill the group says is being used to promote fetal rights. If passed, Bill C-311 would encourage judges ...
May 9, 2023
Head of 'non-political' B.C. group meets Xi Jinping at meeting for 'fresh troops'
The head of a British Columbia-based group that says it is a "non-political" organization helping Chinese integrate into Canadian society travelled to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping at a governm...
May 9, 2023
Canadian envoy who was expelled from Saudi Arabia says consul faces challenging days
A former Canadian diplomat who was barred from Saudi Arabia in 2018 says the consul set to be expelled from China should prepare for challenging days ahead. Dennis Horak, the former ambassador to Saud...
May 9, 2023
Rare May heat wave brings worries for further floods and fires: emergency minister
VICTORIA - A spell of unseasonably warm weather forecast for British Columbia is raising concerns for further flooding and fires. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the heat will impact the ...
May 9, 2023
Alberta NDP says it would build hockey arenas and improve other facilities if elected
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta NDP said it will bring in a program to build and improve community associations, hockey arenas and ball diamonds in communities across the province if it is elected on May...
May 9, 2023