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Greens boost second-quarter fundraising amid party turmoil
OTTAWA - The federal Green party increased its year-over-year fundraising figures nine per cent last quarter, just as internal strife was spilling into public view. Elections Canada filings show the G...
Jul 23, 2021

Canada to resettle Afghans who worked with military, embassy
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will fast-track the resettlement of Afghans who previously worked with the Canadian military and embassy and are now at risk from the Taliban. The move follows ...
Jul 23, 2021

Incoming governor general Mary Simon has first audience with Queen
OTTAWA - Canada's incoming governor general has had her first audience with the Queen. Mary Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the sovereign in Canada on Monday. The Queen and Simon met v...
Jul 23, 2021

RCMP drop top officers' husbands from team liaising with N.S. mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The Mounties are replacing senior members of an internal team tasked with providing information to Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry because of conflict of interest concerns. An emailed st...
Jul 23, 2021

40 students chosen for latest Minister's Youth Council
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange, who's also the MLA for Red Deer-North, has announced the latest collection of students who will make up the Minister's Youth Council.The youth council is an initia...
Jul 23, 2021

Market Watch: July 23
Big Picture Renewed COVID concerns sparked market volatilityIt was an eventful week characterized by a stretch of market volatility, strong U.S. corporate earnings and political news out of the U.K. a...
Jul 23, 2021

Some help on the way for farmers and ranchers impacted by drought
CALGARY - The Alberta Beef Producers is welcoming government support for livestock producers impacted by drought. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau has announced the early designation o...
Jul 23, 2021

$3.5-million in Big Spin and Bigger Spin prizes awarded to seven Albertans
After months of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seven Albertans have won prizes at The Big Spin and The Bigger Spin prize wheels.The two-day event saw seven Albertans spin the wheel at the Albert...
Jul 23, 2021

NHL prepares for second straight virtual entry draft
For the second year in a row, NHL general managers and scouts will gather around their computers Friday for a virtual entry draft. Owen Power, a six-foot-six, 213-pound defenceman from Mississauga, On...
Jul 23, 2021

Let the games begin, and raising a louder alarm in B.C. : In The News for July 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 23... What we are watching on the world s...
Jul 23, 2021