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Making mud sexy: Scientists search for climate change answers in Quebec sea floor
MONTREAL - Far below the seals and belugas that dive gracefully through Quebec's Saguenay fiord, there are small creatures burrowing in the sea floor mud that scientists believe play a crucial role in...
Aug 24, 2025
Dress for Success Central Alberta receives government grant to help launch new online career hub
Dress for Success Central Alberta has announced they've been awarded a $21,711 grant from the provincial government.The funds came from the Government of Alberta's Community Initiatives Program (CIP),...
Aug 24, 2025
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital targeting Iran-backed rebels, local TV station says
CAIRO (AP) - Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's capital, Sanaa, early on Sunday, just days after the country's Iran-backed rebels fired cluster munitions toward Israel, according to a local media report. ...
Aug 24, 2025
Drones, armoured vehicles part of Canada's $2B miliary aid package for Ukraine
WARSAW - Prime Minister Mark Carney says drones, armoured vehicles and other munitions are headed to Ukraine as part of a $2-billion military aid package. Carney first announced the funds in June at t...
Aug 24, 2025
Number of female Canadian soldiers on UN peacekeeping missions craters
OTTAWA - Canada only has two women from the military deployed on United Nations peacekeeping missions right now, raising concerns Ottawa is failing to lead by example and may be called out by the inte...
Aug 24, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Carney travels to Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine
KYIV - Prime Minister Mark Carney has travelled to Ukraine where he is expected to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Carney is in Kyiv as a special guest of Zelenskyy on Ukraine's Independence ...
Aug 23, 2025
Settlement reached in national class-action lawsuit over drug Rexulti: law firm
MONTREAL - Lawyers involved in a class-action lawsuit over the drug Rexulti say a $4.75 million settlement has been reached on behalf of patients and the estates and families of those who were prescri...
Aug 23, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Carney lands in Poland, kicking off mission to deepen European ties
WARSAW - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe as part of a broader effort to deepen ties with allies there. Carney's plane left Ottawa early Saturday headed to Poland for his fourth European trip s...
Aug 23, 2025
Parole Board details B.C. sex offender's 'pattern' of breaching court conditions
VANCOUVER - The Parole Board of Canada says convicted sex offender Randall Hopley remains an "undue risk to society" after the B.C. man left a halfway house in May the day he was released from prison....
Aug 23, 2025
Quebec college facing $30M fine over English student enrolment postpones 1st day
MONTREAL - A Quebec college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in English-language programs is suspending the first day of classes on Monday. LaSalle College says in a statement...
Aug 23, 2025