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Elizabeth May and running mate Jonathan Pedneault among six Green leadership hopefuls
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May is running on a joint ticket to reclaim the leadership of the Green Party, sources say. The former party leader is expected to launch a joint bid for the leadership Wednesday in...
Aug 30, 2022

Alberta on track for $13.2B surplus, Kenney says ahead of fiscal update
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is on track for a $13.2-billion surplus in this budget year. It's an exponential escalation from the $511-million surplus forecast when the pr...
Aug 30, 2022

Former Liberal MP 'disheartened' by caucus response to anti-racism contracts
OTTAWA - Former Liberal MP Michael Levitt is criticizing his old caucus colleagues for not speaking out against statements made by Laith Marouf, a senior consultant at an agency that received governme...
Aug 30, 2022

South Carolina House OKs total abortion ban with exceptions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a total ban on abortion that includes exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber initially rejected the bill th...
Aug 30, 2022

Russian media: Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91
MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, ...
Aug 30, 2022

Security high around Quebec's campaigning leaders to ward off possible threats
MONTREAL - Security around Quebec's provincial party leaders appears to be high in the early days of the election campaign, with one leader saying he's been given bulletproof vests to keep him safe. W...
Aug 30, 2022

Here's how voting works in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race
OTTAWA - The next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will be named Sept. 10. Here's a look at how the voting process works: Mail-in ballots: The party says of the 678,000 members who are eligi...
Aug 30, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says it has ended a state of emergency in Iqaluit intended to address a water shortage in the city. The territory declared the emergency earlier this month to...
Aug 30, 2022

Knight, Keller lead U.S. in 5-2 win over Canada in women's world hockey
HERNING - Hilary Knight and Megan Keller each had a goal and an assist to the lead the United States to a 5-2 win over Canada at the women's world hockey championship Tuesday. Trailing 2-0 after the f...
Aug 30, 2022

B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia has made a "significant investment" in rural and remote ambulance services, including ground and air transportation options, during the COVID-19 p...
Aug 30, 2022