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Fact File: Canada a top contributor to Ukraine aid, but per capita claims exaggerated
After Prime Minister Mark Carney's surprise visit to Ukraine this past weekend, criticism of the nearly $22 billion in assistance Canada has pledged to the country so far spread on social media, along...
Aug 28, 2025

Alleged smugglers arrested at Quebec-U.S. border to have bail hearing next week
SHERBROOKE - Three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec will return to court next week for a bail hearing. Lawyers for Ogulcan Mer...
Aug 28, 2025

Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body, man charged
MAPLE RIDGE - Police investigating the disappearance of British Columbia woman Jessica Cunningham have found human remains in a neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, B.C. They say Mylie Barron has been charge...
Aug 28, 2025

Wildfires in 2023 drove Canada's air pollution. How could it affect life expectancy?
A new global report says record-breaking 2023 wildfires drove Canada's air pollution to levels not seen since at least the late 1990s and exposed half the country to pollution concentrations above the...
Aug 28, 2025

No charges after investigation into leaks to media from Quebec anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - A multi-year investigation into leaks to journalists from within Quebec's anti-corruption unit has resulted in no charges. The Quebec prosecutor's office says there is no basis for laying c...
Aug 28, 2025

Cow moose shot, meat wasted in suspected poaching south of Paradise Hill
Conservation officers are asking the public for help after a cow moose was unlawfully shot and partially harvested on private land south of Paradise Hill. Loon Lake officers responded to a Turn-In-Poa...
Aug 28, 2025

Shooter fired 116 rounds from a rifle into a Minneapolis church, police chief says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The shooter who killed two Catholic school students and wounded more than a dozen children 116 fired rifle rounds into the Minneapolis church, the city's police chief said Thursday....
Aug 28, 2025

Fact File: No evidence behind rumours FIFA moving World Cup games from U.S. to Canada
In July and August, online rumours suggested organizers of the 2026 FIFA World Cup planned to relocate games from the United States to Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. ...
Aug 28, 2025
Riders’ Jaxon Ford happy to start last week, excited for Labour Day Classic
Jaxon Ford has had to be patient but now could get a chance to start in this year's Labour Day Classic.The Regina, Sask. product started at safety in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' most recent game aga...
Aug 28, 2025

Poll suggests 85% of Canadians want governments to regulate AI
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Canadians are in favour of regulating artificial intelligence, and almost half are worried it will contribute to cognitive decline. The Leger ...
Aug 28, 2025