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Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for the construction of rental housing across Canada. The federal governm...
Sep 26, 2023

Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor back on Hall of Fame ballot
NEWPORT, R.I. - Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor was one of six players named to the ballot for the 2023 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Nestor is one of five returning p...
Sep 26, 2023

Canada watching nervously as Biden, Trump do battle in Michigan over EV strategy
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden is making history today as the first modern U.S. president to visit a picket line - a big-stakes play for blue-collar votes with implications for Canada. Biden, an avowedly pro-...
Sep 26, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Helicopter crashes in central B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - RCMP say there were multiple people aboard a helicopter that crashed east of Prince George, B.C. More coming. The Canadian Press
Sep 26, 2023

Who is Anthony Rota, the House of Commons Speaker who has been asked to resign?
OTTAWA - Until Friday afternoon, Anthony Rota was considered a highly respected Speaker of the House of Commons on both sides of the parliamentary aisle. That day, he invited a Ukrainian veteran who f...
Sep 26, 2023

Judge dismisses charges against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting during traffic stop
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A judge has dismissed all charges, including a murder count, against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver. Philadelphia Municipal Judge Wendy Pew made her rul...
Sep 26, 2023

Moe sidesteps questions about ‘discriminatory’ pronoun policy
While Premier Scott Moe has frequently agreed to speak with media about the controversial new school policies, including the pronoun policy, he's recently been avoiding answering the questions posed.O...
Sep 26, 2023

Veteran skip Glenn Howard among the headliners at PointsBet Invitational
Unlike many elite curling teams that are built for the full quadrennial, veteran Canadian skip Glenn Howard uses a season-by-season approach. As long as he's having fun and his body holds up, the 61-y...
Sep 26, 2023

Defence, prosecutors argue over email evidence in Lt.-Gen. Whelan court martial
OTTAWA - The court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is set to hear from the woman at the centre of the case today, but it's been slowed by arguments about evidence. Whelan has pleaded not guilty to ...
Sep 26, 2023

Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed, rejecting state's plea
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state's plea to retain Repu...
Sep 26, 2023