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Quebec population expected to decrease over next five years
MONTREAL - Quebec's statistical institute estimates the province's population will decline by 80,000 by 2030. The institute says the population will decrease due to a number of factors including recen...
Jul 30, 2025

B.C. RCMP, provincial government announce new 12-member human trafficking unit
SURREY - The British Columbia government and the RCMP say a new 12-member specialized unit will tackle human trafficking throughout the province, with a focus on organized crime and support for "vulne...
Jul 30, 2025

Organizations sound alarm as gender equality department faces 81% budget cut
OTTAWA - Organizations working to advancing gender equality are sounding the alarm as the federal department for women and gender equality, WAGE, faces a budget cut of just over 80 per cent. As outlin...
Jul 30, 2025

Islamophobia envoy says Mideast war is bringing back anti-Muslim tropes from 9/11
OTTAWA - Ottawa's special representative on combating Islamophobia says she's alarmed by a recent revival of decades-old tropes about Muslims supporting terrorist violence. Amira Elghawaby also said C...
Jul 30, 2025

Colorado loans Canadian winger Kimani Stewart-Baynes to Lexington of USL Championship
COMMERCE CITY - The Colorado Rapids have loaned Canadian winger Kimani Stewart-Baynes to Lexington SC of the USL Championship for the remainder of the 2025 season. Colorado took Stewart-Baynes fourth ...
Jul 30, 2025

Citizen Initiative Petition issued
A former deputy premier's petition to have Alberta declare that its official policy is to remain in Canada can start rolling out across the province.Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure says canvass...
Jul 30, 2025

Roughriders quarterback Harris, Stampeders defensive back Webb earn July CFL honours
TORONTO - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris and Calgary Stampeders defensive back Damon Webb earned top honours for July in the CFL's honour roll announced Wednesday. Harris was the t...
Jul 30, 2025

Logan Wormald commits to Nebraska-Omaha in 2026-27
A prominent member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes is set to join the NCAA.Logan Wormald has signed with the collegiate hockey team at Nebraska-Omaha and will head down south once he reaches the end of h...
Jul 30, 2025

Diabetes Canada calls for federal government to reset pharmacare program
OTTAWA - Advocates for people with diabetes want the federal government to restructure what they see as a flawed pharmacare program. Glenn Thibeault, executive director of government affairs with Diab...
Jul 30, 2025

Crown attorneys' group accuses politicians, media of 'attacks' on justice system
OTTAWA - The president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association says "attacks" launched by "politicians, media and members of the public" in response to two high-profile criminal cases amount to "a...
Jul 30, 2025