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Montreal police arrest four, launch tear gas after Habs' Game 4 Stanley Cup final win
Montreal police say they arrested four people and issued 36 tickets following the Montreal Canadiens' win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Officers moved quickly to clear a crowd gathered outside t...
Jul 06, 2021
Montreal withdraws from FIFA World Cup 2026 host bidding, citing lack of funding
Montreal is withdrawing its candidacy as a host city for FIFA World Cup 2026. The city said today in a brief statement it made the decision because the provincial government had withdrawn its support....
Jul 06, 2021
A list of those who have served as Canada's governor general since Confederation
OTTAWA - Mary Simon will soon become the 30th person to serve as Canada's governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. The position has been has been held by a wide variety of ...
Jul 06, 2021
4 more victims found in rubble; death toll rises to 32
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collpased condominium building raised the death toll to 32, a fire official said Tuesday as a ramped-up search effort faced ...
Jul 06, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: PM announces Inuk leader Mary Simon as Canada's next GG
OTTAWA - Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mad...
Jul 06, 2021
Plane with 28 on board missing in Russian Far East region
MOSCOW (AP) - A plane with 28 people on board went missing in the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, local officials said. An Antonov An-26 plane with 22 passengers and six crew members,...
Jul 06, 2021
Choosing a new AFN national chief, Habs force Game 4 : In The News for July 6
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 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 06, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan
COWESSESS FIRST NATION, SASKATCHEWAN - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan this afternoon. Chief Cadmus Delorme says in a statement on Twitter that the...
Jul 06, 2021
Environment Canada forecasts thunderstorms adding to fire danger in B.C.'s Interior
LYTTON, B.C. - Severe thunderstorms are forecast for several areas in British Columbia's southern Interior, adding to the fire danger in the province. Environment Canada says conditions are favourable...
Jul 06, 2021
AFN to honour children who perished at residential school ahead of vote for new chief
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs and delegates will gather virtually this week to discuss their communities' priorities and plans for moving forward - even as they also reflect on a past brought into har...
Jul 06, 2021