Trudeau to deliver speech at international union convention in Philadelphia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to promote Canada's trade relationship with the United States in a speech to one of the biggest unions in North America next week. Trudeau's office says he was invited to speak at the Service Employees International Union quadrennial North American convention on May 21. The...
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LITERARY LEGEND
Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant among the world's most esteemed contemporary authors and short story writers, has died at age 92.A spokesperson for publisher Penguin Random House Canada said Munro, winner of the Nobel Literary Prize in 2013, died Monday at home in Port Hope, Ontario. Munro had b...
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'It came from the sky:' Saskatchewan farmer finds hunk of space junk in field
Barry Sawchuk doesn't usually concern himself with space or the final frontier. The 66-year-old Saskatchewan farmer is much more focused on seeding. But when he found a giant piece of debris in his fields, Sawchuk said he was shocked to learn it was likely part of a rocket. "Not every day you go out in your field ...
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Wildfire growth prompts another evacuation order in northeastern B.C.
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A wildfire just outside the community of Fort Nelson has grown as residents in British Columbia's northeast receive more evacuation orders. An updated estimate from the BC Wildfire Service says the blaze spans 84 square kilometres, a significant increase since Monday, when it was mapped at about 53 ...
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Israel national day: Israeli flag raised at Ottawa City Hall with little fanfare
OTTAWA - Israel's flag was flying at Ottawa City Hall early this morning in honour of the country's national day, but there was no public ceremony to mark the occasion. Instead, the city says the Jewish Federation of Ottawa organized a private event and officials refused to say when or where it was happening. City offi...
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BACK IN COURT
Sex assault case of former Canada world junior hockey players back in court today
The sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is due back in a London, Ont., court today.Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault earlier this year in connection with an alleged sexual assault at a London hotel in 2018....
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Two-day Indigenous identity fraud summit to kick off in Winnipeg
OTTAWA - A two-day summit beginning in Winnipeg today will hear from Indigenous leaders across the country on how they're reacting to - and can come together to fix - what they call Indigenous identity fraud. Co-hosted by the Manitoba Métis Federation and the Chiefs of Ontario, the summit will also include Inuit...
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Trial of Winnipeg serial killer expected to hear testimony from DNA expert
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki is expected to continue today with testimony from a DNA expert. Court has heard DNA from three of the four victims was found in Skibicki's home after police searched it in May 2022. Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder for the s...
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Philippines seeking Canada's help to avoid 'great power rivalry' between China, U.S.
OTTAWA - The foreign minister of the Philippines wants closer business and military ties with Canada, saying the two countries can help maintain the post-war order in the Indo-Pacific by maintaining peaceful relations with both the U.S. and China. "The future of our region should not be determined by the great pow...
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Wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to rapidly grow
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to grow rapidly. As of Tuesday morning, the B.C. Wildfire Service reported the fire had grown to over 84 square kilometres. That marks a significant expansion of the fire, which as of Monday morning, was just under 53 square kilometres in size. This co...
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