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CanadaSep 26, 2022

Over 250,000 homes and businesses still without power as Atlantic Canada recovers from Fiona's wrath

People from across the Maritimes, eastern Quebec and southwestern Newfoundland are feeling low as the economic impact of storm Fiona's wrath is still being tallied. Power is still out for 266,000 homes and businesses throughout Atlantic Canada. At the height of the storm on Saturday, more than 500-thousand were in the dark, including 80 per cent of customers in Nova Scotia and 90 per cent of those in PEI. Even as crews work around the clock, some utility companies warn that it could be several days before the lights come back on.
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CanadaSep 24, 2022

Trudeau taps career diplomat Jennifer May to be Canada's new ambassador to China

Longtime diplomat Jennifer May will work to rebuild Ottawa's relationship with Beijing as Canada's new ambassador to China. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named May to the post, saying she will be advancing Canada's work to stand up for democratic values, human rights and the rule of law. The post has been vacant since last December, when Dominic Barton stepped down following the release of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. The ``two Michaels'' had been detained in China for nearly three years in what was widely seen as political retaliation after Canadian authorities arrested Huawei exec
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CanadaSep 23, 2022

Hurricane Fiona roars by Bermuda, on route to Canada

Atlantic Canada is preparing for hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall and potential power outages this weekend. Hurricane Fiona is poised to become a ``very powerful'' post-tropical storm by the time it makes landfall in eastern Nova Scotia. The Canadian Hurricane Centre says the storm will pass through Cape Breton early tomorrow before making its way to Quebec's Lower North Shore and southeastern Labrador early Sunday. The prime minister says the federal government is standing by, ready to help as hurricane Fiona approaches the Maritimes. The storm could be the biggest to ever hit Canada, a
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CanadaSep 23, 2022

Impaired driving charges laid in Brampton car incident

On Thursday, September 23, 2022, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Peel Police officers were alerted to a white Jeep driving erratically near Queen Street West and Chinguacousy Road in the City of Brampton. Officers located the vehicle, and during its attempts to evade police, the driver struck two trees, three civilian vehicles and several police cruisers. Officers took the driver into custody a short time later near Chinguacousy Road and Drinkwater Road in Brampton. No physical injuries were sustained to pedestrians, police or involved occupants of the vehicle. Yudhbir Randhawa, a 31-year-old man
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CanadaSep 22, 2022

Pal Singh Purewal, creator of Nanakshahi calendar, passes away

Renowned Sikh scholar and architect of The Nanakshahi Calendar, Pal Singh Purewal, passed away at 1AM today. He was 90 years old and had been ill for some time. He breathed his last in Edmonton, Canada. Pal Singh Purewal's great contribution to Sikh history was the Nanakshahi calendar. In fact, in the old Bikrami calendar, many gurpurbs came twice a year and many gurpurbs did not come even once a year. Due to this, Pal Singh Purewal started working on the Nanakshahi calendar. For nearly fifteen years he worked in preparing the Nanakshahi calendar. Sardar Purewal studied 120 books of astronomy,
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CanadaSep 22, 2022

Victim identified in Mississauga homicide as Chandanpreet Kaur

Officers from the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau have identified the woman murdered at a retail store in the City of Mississauga.On Monday, September 19, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m., police were called to a retail store in the area of Mavis Road and Britannia Road West in Mississauga for a stabbing in progress. Police attended and located a woman suffering from apparent stab wounds. Chandanpreet Kaur, 22, was pronounced deceased on scene. The victim’s husband of three years, Charanjeet Singh, 26, from Mississauga, was arrested at the scene. He was transported to a trauma centre whe
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CanadaSep 20, 2022

Pierre Poilievre makes Conservative leadership debut in the House of Commons

Pierre Poilievre is making his Conservative leadership debut in the House of Commons today. Poilievre's first questions all demanded the government cancel the carbon price and stop increasing what he calls "payroll taxes" like Canada Pension Plan and employment insurance deductions.Poilievre became the third Conservative leader since 2015 after cruising to an easy victory in the contest that ended September 10th.
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CanadaSep 19, 2022

Video shows Trudeau singing Queen anthem 'Bohemian Rhapsody' ahead of queen's funeral

A video circulating on social media appears to show Prime Minister Justin Trudeau singing ``Bohemian Rhapsody'' in London, where he was to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth. The Prime Minister's Office says that after dinner on Saturday, Trudeau and other members of the Canadian delegation gathered for a sing-along. In a statement, the PMO says renowned Quebec entertainer Gregory Charles was playing the piano in the London hotel lobby, while others _ including Trudeau joined in. A 14 second video posted on Twitter, which has garnered nearly one million views, appears to depict Trude
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CanadaSep 16, 2022

PM Trudeau leaves for London, Governor General and 4 former PM's are part of Canadian delegation to attend funeral for Queen Elizabeth II

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be landing in London later today. Trudeau, Governor General Mary Simon and four former prime ministers are part of a Canadian delegation who will attend Monday's funeral for Queen Elizabeth the Second. Security is high in London as world leaders begin to arrive for the funeral that's expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to the city. Streets around the Palace of Westminster have been blocked off with metal barricades today, with police officers from across the UK directing the crowd waiting to pay their respects to the late queen. It's expected th

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BCFeb 06, 2026

Surrey driver loses Lamborghini after alleged 197 km/h speed on Alex Fraser Bridge

A Surrey man is facing steep fines, a vehicle impound, and long-term insurance penalties after police allege he was travelling at nearly three times the posted speed limit on the Alex Fraser Bridge earlier this week. BC Highway Patrol says officers observed a Lamborghini SUV moving significantly faster than surrounding traffic just after 8:00 p.m. on February 4. Using a laser speed reader, police clocked the vehicle at 197 kilometres per hour in a 70 kilometre per hour zone while it was heading northbound over the Delta span. Police say the 51-year-old driver was issued multiple violation tick
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CanadaFeb 06, 2026

Federal government tightens return-to-office rules for public servants

The federal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney has issued updated return-to-office requirements that will see most public servants spending more time working on-site each week. According to a notice from the Treasury Board, the changes will be introduced in phases. Executives will be required to work from the office five days a week starting May 4, while all other federal employees must report to the workplace at least four days per week beginning July 6. At present, most federal workers are required to be in the office three days a week under a hybrid work policy that came into effec
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CanadaFeb 06, 2026

Canada records job losses in January as labour market shows new signs of strain

Canada’s economy took a step backward in January as the country recorded a net loss of about 25,000 jobs, according to the latest Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada. The decline marks the first monthly drop in employment since late summer and signals renewed pressure in key sectors tied to trade and construction. The manufacturing and construction industries experienced the sharpest losses, with economists pointing to ongoing trade uncertainty and U.S. tariff pressures as contributing factors. Private-sector employment and part-time work were particularly affected, while women
AlbertaFeb 06, 2026

TSB sending investigators after CN train derailment west of Edmonton

Federal transportation investigators are heading to central Alberta to examine a Canadian National Railway derailment that sent dozens of rail cars off the tracks west of Edmonton. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed it is deploying a team after 37 loaded train cars derailed Thursday near the hamlet of Wildwood, roughly 110 kilometres west of the provincial capital. The site is along a CN main line that carries a mix of freight through rural communities in the region. CN spokesperson Ashley Michnowski said preliminary information indicates the cars were loaded, but the company
AlbertaFeb 06, 2026

Airdrie youth hockey team honours junior players killed in Alberta highway crash

A youth hockey team from Airdrie is paying tribute to three junior players who died in a highway collision in southern Alberta by wearing and sharing memorial stickers during an upcoming tournament. The under-13 AA Airdrie Lightning team will place the stickers on their helmets and hand them out to opposing teams while competing in Regina this week. The stickers feature the jersey numbers of the players and the logo of the Southern Alberta Mustangs, the junior team the victims played for. The initiative was organized by a Lightning parent who ordered close to 100 stickers with the goal of keep