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Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves
OTTAWA - Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. Veteran MP Mark Strahl says Poilievre has hi...
Apr 30, 2025
Longest Ballot group declares victory in Poilievre's former riding amid criticism
OTTAWA - A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election - even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine...
Apr 30, 2025
Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy 'will not define us'
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the da...
Apr 30, 2025
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes Sinclair, Matheson in Class of 2025
Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair and Northern Super League co-founder Diana Matheson lead the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame's Class of 2025. The two, who won a combined 537 caps for Canada, are j...
Apr 30, 2025
Meadow Lake Golf Club opens with fresh greens and league nights
With rolling hills, fresh greens and the smell of spring in the air, the Meadow Lake Golf Club is officially open for the 2025 season - and staff say the course is ready for golfers to show off their ...
Apr 30, 2025
Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman's Pennsylvania hospital attack was hit by fire from police
YORK, Pa. (AP) - An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also killed an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclose...
Apr 30, 2025
Liberals Belanger promises bold new path in North Sask. after election win
"It is clear that the North wants a new path." Those are the words of Liberal MP-elect Buckley Belanger, who easily won over voters in the 2025 federal election earlier this week. In the Desneth-Missi...
Apr 30, 2025
Kuwait frees 10 more Americans in the second release in as many months
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released an additional 10 American detainees, bringing to nearly two dozen the total number freed by the country in the past two months, U.S. officials told The Associated...
Apr 30, 2025
Two men in custody after shooting, flight from officers in Canoe Lake
A man from Edmonton and another from Clearwater River Dene Nation have been arrested after a shooting on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation. RCMP were called to the community at 12:45 am on Sunday, April 27...
Apr 30, 2025
Pickard's poised play gives Edmonton Oilers confidence in first-round series
LOS ANGELES - Twelve seasons into his NHL tenure, Calvin Pickard is playing some of the biggest games of his career. The 33-year-old Edmonton Oilers goalie started the playoffs on the bench, backing u...
Apr 30, 2025