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FBI confirms explosion at Canada-U.S. Rainbow Bridge border crossing in New York
WASHINGTON - Four of the busiest border crossing points between Canada and the United States are closed after a vehicle exploded at a U.S. checkpoint in Niagara Falls. The FBI confirmed it is investig...
Nov 22, 2023
Border crossing closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI's field office in Buffalo said...
Nov 22, 2023
Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has issued an order temporarily blocking a McGill University student society from moving forward with a pro-Palestine policy approved in a recent referendum. The order...
Nov 22, 2023
Tom Cochrane concert cancelled amidst ongoing strike
Tom Cochrane has cancelled his upcoming show in Prince Albert.The musician announced Wednesday he didn't want to perform at the EA Rawlinson Centre while CUPE 882 members were still on strike.We apolo...
Nov 22, 2023
Canada's Tremblay shoots medal-winning bull's-eye for bronze at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian para archer Kyle Tremblay hit a bull's-eye in the shoot-off to win the bronze-medal match in the men's individual compound open Wednesday at the 2023 Parapan American Games....
Nov 22, 2023
Washington asks India about alleged assassination plot against US-Canadian activist
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government says it asked Indian authorities about allegations of a foiled assassination plot targeting a U.S.-Canadian citizen and it expects anyone deemed responsible to be "hel...
Nov 22, 2023
Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike to get 'X' gender marker on Quebec health card
QUEBEC - Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frdric Migneault is on Day 3 of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec's public health insurance board to add a third gender option to health cards. Migneault, whose p...
Nov 22, 2023
Debate begins on replacement workers bill, as Poilievre stays mum on Tory position
OTTAWA - A government bill banning the use of replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces is putting a spotlight on the federal Conservatives, who have yet to state their position in a debat...
Nov 22, 2023
No meetings planned between STF, province on teachers’ contract
No meetings are scheduled between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the provincial government in the near future to discuss a new contract.In late October, a majority of teachers voted in favo...
Nov 22, 2023
Immigration minister welcomes news Canadians can get tourist visas to India again
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he's happy to hear that Canadians can once again get electronic tourist visas to India after two months of diplomatic tensions. Word of the change came f...
Nov 22, 2023