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Manitoba man killed in tent by tree felled during storm: RCMP
MANIGOTAGAN, Man. - Manitoba RCMP are investigating the death of a man apparently killed in a tent by a falling tree. Police responded to a call early Monday about a sudden death at a campground at Ma...
Jul 04, 2023
Three dead on Sask. roads over long weekend: RCMP
RCMP officers responded to three fatal incidents on Saskatchewan's roads over the Canada Day long weekend.The first fatal crash was a single-vehicle rollover Friday afternoon that happened on Canoe Ro...
Jul 04, 2023
British Columbia port strike enters day four as talks stall
VANCOUVER - The strike at British Columbia ports enters its fourth day after talks between the two sides stalled on Monday. More than 7,000 workers who load and unload cargo at more than 30 B.C. ports...
Jul 04, 2023
Suspicious powder found at the White House when Biden was gone was cocaine, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wi...
Jul 04, 2023
Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister
EDMONTON - A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. "(The c...
Jul 04, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelling to Latvia and NATO summit in Lithuania
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Europe next week for the annual NATO leaders' summit. The two-day summit in Lithuania starts July 11 and comes as the alliance has agreed to exten...
Jul 04, 2023
Canada's Hadwin credits more positive outlook for Rocket Mortgage Classic success
Despite a solid FedEx Cup ranking hovering around 50th, Adam Hadwin was losing his cool on the course. For nearly six weeks the product of Abbotsford, B.C., was getting frustrated when he played, even...
Jul 04, 2023
Hockey Canada names former Curling Canada exec Katherine Henderson as president, CEO
CALGARY - Hockey Canada is appointing Katherine Henderson as its next president and chief executive officer. She spent the last seven years as Curling Canada's CEO. Hockey Canada is coming off a scand...
Jul 04, 2023
Crews completing repairs after Saturday storm left 20,000 without power
About 20,000 SaskPower customers lost power over the weekend after a brutal Canada Day storm swept through the province.Scott McGregor, SaskPower spokesperson, said that count was at the height of the...
Jul 04, 2023
Joly concerned for safety of India's diplomats, calls protest poster 'unacceptable'
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she is concerned about the safety of India's diplomats following what she calls an "unacceptable" poster for an upcoming protest near Toronto. The pr...
Jul 04, 2023