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Economy, health care, trust: Alberta election campaign hits final day before vote
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley made one final pitch to voters Sunday to upend Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government and deliver an upset win in the provincial election. “In this room, we share Alberta’s values. Danielle Smith and her UCP do not,” Notley told cheering supporters at an afternoon rally in Edmonton. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The fastest 96-year-old woman in the world: Ottawa woman breaks 5K race record
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Rejeanne Fairhead stood at the starting line in front of Ottawa’s city hall on Saturday surrounded by thousands of racers who were almost all, assuredly, younger than her. But as the sun beat down on a 28 C day in the nation’s capital, the 96-year-old took a deep breath and burst forward. Fifty-one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Precious’ musical instruments removed from Montreal heritage building after fire
By The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – A pair of valuable musical instruments have been removed from a Montreal heritage building that caught fire last week, raising hopes that they can be saved to play again. Simon Blanchet, program director at the Chapelle du Bon-Pasteur, says a Fazioli concert grand piano and a 1772 Kirckman harpsichord were both removed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The fastest 96 year old woman in the world: Ottawa woman breaks 5K race record
By The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Rejeanne Fairhead says until two years ago the most athletic things she had ever done over more than nine decades of life involved bowling and horse shoes. Now the 96-year-old is a world-record holding racer. Fairhead completed the five-kilometre race at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend Saturday in just over 51 minutes. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton police say engaged couple shot dead while fleeing landlord-tenant dispute
By The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
Hamilton police say an engaged couple embroiled in a landlord-tenant dispute were shot dead as they fled their attacker on Saturday and “are truly innocent victims.” Sgt. Steve Bereziuk says a 27-year-old female educational assistant and a 28-year-old male electrician were shot dead just outside the home they shared in the neighbourhood of Stoney Creek. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate change could mean fewer ‘date nights’ for Arctic ground squirrels: study
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
As temperatures rise in the North, scientists say it’s affecting how Arctic ground squirrels hibernate – and it could have serious consequences for the species. The furry critters survive the harsh Arctic winters by burrowing underground and hibernating for eight months before emerging in the spring ready to eat and breed. As the males go ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Hamilton investigate double homicide involving landlord and tenants
By The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
Hamilton police are investigating a double homicide in the east-end neighbourhood of Stoney Creek. A landlord allegedly shot and killed two tenants, barricaded himself in their home for hours and fired shots at police. Officers responded to a home on Jones Road at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Saturday evening and found a 27-year-old woman and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mechanical podium, playfully dubbed ‘explodium,’ aims to even B.C.’s political field
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – It was a sizable British Columbia political issue that called for a one-size-fits-all solution, says Premier David Eby, who at 6-7 is the province’s tallest leader. The tall and the short needed evening out as matters of perception and fairness, he said. Eby towers over most people at news conferences but is juxtaposed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder. Lead author Kate Hale said her team analyzed mountain snow data and found snowpack water storage decreased more than 25 per cent from 1950 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexican authorities make arrest in mid-May killing of Quebec man in seaside town
By The Canadian Press on May 27th, 2023
Mexican authorities say they’ve made an arrest in the killing of a Quebec man earlier this month in the Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido. The Oaxaca state attorney general says in a statement issued Friday that an arrest warrant was executed for a man in Puerto Escondido identified only by his initials in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec toddler dies after falling into grain mixer in farm accident
By The Canadian Press on May 27th, 2023
SAINT-LIN-LAURENTIDES, Que. – Quebec provincial police say a two-year-old girl has died after falling into a grain mixer on a farm north of Montreal. They say the accident occurred Friday at a family farm in St-Lin-Laurentides, about 85 kilometres from the city. Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau says emergency services were called at about 3:30 p.m. after ... Read More »
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