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In the news today: Crews continue battle against Manitoba wildfires
roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Crews continue battle against Manitoba wildfires Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires, inc...
May 16, 2025
Kahnawake casino owners sue Mohawk council, grand chief for $220 million
MONTREAL - Two owners of a casino in a First Nations community southwest of Montreal are suing the territory's council for more than $200 million. They say the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake ignored thei...
May 16, 2025
Quebec renews subsidy program for electric school buses
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is renewing a subsidy program for electric school buses that expired in March. The program will now offer subsidies of $240,000 for each purchase of an electric school...
May 16, 2025
New Indigenous Services minister says she's been handed the 'toughest task'
OTTAWA - As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Mtis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead. ...
May 16, 2025
First-degree murder trial in Quebec truck attack set to hear first witnesses
RIMOUSKI - A jury trial for a man charged with killing three people with a truck in eastern Quebec is expected to hear from its first witnesses today. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon faces five charges, ...
May 16, 2025
Crews keep battling deadly, out-of-control wildfires in eastern Manitoba
LAC DU BONNET - Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires, including one in the eastern part of the province, which has revealed the bodies of a couple in the ashes. In the Ma...
May 16, 2025
U.S. ambassador and Trump's former presidential rival to speak in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Global business leaders and diplomats will converge on Ottawa today in an attempt to chart a path through the United States' tariff war. The B7 conference in the nation's capital is a partner...
May 16, 2025
Hellebuyck gets run support, posts shutout in must-win Game 5 for Jets
WINNIPEG - His sometimes-struggling netminder just needed more run support, Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel said after a 3-1 loss in Dallas on Tuesday. Well, it took awhile, but Connor Hellebuyck fin...
May 16, 2025
A sick Jamal Murray scores 25, powers Nuggets' 119-107 win over Thunder to force Game 7
DENVER (AP) - A sick Jamal Murray may have been questionable for Game 6, but in his mind there was nothing ambiguous about his playing status. "Absolutely not," Murray said when asked if there was any...
May 15, 2025
Ehlers scores twice, Jets stay alive with dominant 4-0 win over Stars in Game 5
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets will live to skate another day. Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist and Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to help the Jets avoid elimination wi...
May 15, 2025