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‘Overwhelming’: Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
SASKATOON — The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city’s drug crisis. The names of those who’ve died, most from drug poisoning, are scrawled on the Prairie Harm Reduction building. Kim Randall, the director of support services, points to the name of a woman who went ... Read More »
1 responseNDP, Conservatives focus on battleground B.C. heading into final election week
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Conservatives and NDP spent the weekend hunting votes in British Columbia — a key late-campaign battleground that one pollster says may offer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre his best shot at victory. Both Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed Canadians’ cost-of-living concerns at campaign events in B.C. on Sunday. Singh was asked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in B.C.
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadians continued to head to advance polls Sunday as federal leaders campaigned in B.C. and in the capital. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre kicked the day off at a grocery store in Surrey, B.C., with another announcement on inflation. Arguing that a reduction in government spending would ease inflation, Poilievre said a Conservative government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire breaks out on grounds of steel plant northeast of Montreal
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
MONTREAL — A fire broke out this morning on the grounds of an ArcelorMittal steel factory in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The fire began around 4 a.m. in scrapped vehicles outside the plant, according to the city of Contrecoeur, located about 50 kilometres northeast of Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball’s Canadian roots
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
ST. STEPHEN — The rise in patriotism prompted by a hostile U.S. president is renewing focus on everything Canada has given the world, and a small New Brunswick mill town wants people to know the sport of basketball belongs on that list. A brick building nestled between an empty lot and a sports bar in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital. Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre remain in British Columbia on Sunday, where they will both make announcements. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is scheduled for an afternoon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor, Scheifele use their smarts to make Jets soar
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele go together like laces and hockey skates. The Jets’ top-line duo each had a goal and two assists to boost Winnipeg to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Saturday’s Game 1 opening-round playoff match. Scheifele threaded a pass to set up Connor’s one-timer with 1:36 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frozen pastries recalled in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and N.S.: CFIA
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers across multiple provinces that two brands of frozen pastries have been recalled due to salmonella concerns. The federal authority says Sweet Cream brand and D. Effe T. brand frozen pastries in the apollini mignon, mini lobster tail, Apollo K2, big lobstertail, sfogliata Napoli, big sfoglia Napoli, mini ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visitor buildings burn in grass fire that swept Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
EDMONTON — Firefighters who battled a wind-fanned grass fire that spread to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village east of Edmonton managed to save the historic structures at the open-air museum, but provincial officials say the visitor centre buildings were lost. Alberta Arts, Culture and Status of Women Minister Tanya Fir, as well as MLA Jackie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New record set as two million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Elections Canada reported record turnout in the first day of advanced polls. Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election. Elections Canada said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, researchers
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec doesn’t plan to create any special measures to attract United States-based physicians and researchers — even as other provinces are moving to capitalize on those professionals seeking to flee over mass government layoffs and deeps cuts to health programs. While several provinces are implementing measures to accelerate doctors from south of the ... Read More »
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