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‘Just not true’: Plaintiff in sex abuse lawsuit upset over Calgary Stampede apology
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
One of the three dozen men behind a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the Calgary Stampede says its apology after a partial court settlement last week falls short. “I think what they told Calgarians and Canadians is just not true,” said the man, identified in court documents as R.W. The documents outline the settlement in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeaus announce separation after 18 years of marriage
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage. In statements posted to Instagram on Wednesday they each say that “after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate.” “As always we remain a close family with deep love and respect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trudeaus announce separation after 18 years of marriage
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau say they are separating after 18 years of marriage. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad track record: Montreal’s light-rail system suffers 3 disruptions in first 3 days
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – A computer problem has led to a third disruption in as many days for Montreal’s new light-rail train line. The rail network, owned and managed by Quebec’s public pension fund, says it was forced to deploy shuttle buses this morning to ferry commuters between Montreal’s Central Station and the city’s South Shore. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP say body of Nova Scotia youth who went missing in flood has been found
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
WINDSOR, N.S. – Nova Scotia RCMP say they believe they have recovered the body of a youth who went missing July 22 during a severe storm. Police say the province’s medical examiner still needs to positively identify the remains found on Tuesday morning. They say they recovered the body along the shore in Advocate Harbour, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: RCMP say body of N.S. youth who went missing in flood has been found
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
WINDSOR, N.S. – Nova Scotia RCMP say they believe they have recovered the body of a youth who went missing July 22 during a severe storm. Police say the province’s medical examiner still needs to positively identify the remains found on Tuesday morning. They say they recovered the body along the shore in Advocate Harbour, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Properties destroyed as latest B.C. wildfire flares, forcing urgent evacuations
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
Roughly a dozen properties in a popular southern British Columbia recreational community have been destroyed as the simmering Downton Lake wildfire, 110 kilometres northwest of Whistler, has taken a devastating run. Flames from the lightning-caused wildfire had made slow but steady progress through steep, wooded terrain at the western end of Gun Lake since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Fundraiser launched to honour firefighter who died in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Fundraiser honours firefighter who died in B.C. A fundraiser has been launched to honour the memory of a firefighter killed while fighting British Columbia’s largest wildfire last week. The 25-year-old firefighter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fundraiser honours Zak Muise, who died fighting wildfire in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
A fundraiser has been launched to honour the memory of a firefighter killed while fighting British Columbia’s largest wildfire last week. The 25-year-old firefighter who died Friday has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for. Money is being raised in honour of Muise for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump Republican front-runner, indicted for trying to overturn 2020 election results
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON – “You’re too honest,” Donald Trump allegedly told Mike Pence on the first day of 2021, six days before supporters of a defeated yet defiant president stormed Capitol Hill and tried to subvert the outcome of a free and fair presidential election. That assessment of the former vice-president and his commitment to democracy is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighter killed in B.C. identified as Zak Muise, 25, called ‘vital’ member of team
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
The young Ontario firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and a tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for. Big Cat Wildfire shared a photo of Muise in his uniform and called him a “vital member” of one of its crews. The 25-year-old ... Read More »
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