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In the news today: Jasper to learn date for return to town today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Jasper to learn date for return to town today Details about when and how evacuated residents of Jasper will be...

Aug 12, 2024

Trial of Coutts protesters resumes after men convicted of mischief, weapons charges

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Lawyers for two men convicted of mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., are scheduled to appear in court today as the case moves toward sentencing. A jury on Aug. 2 also...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 12, 2024

Jasper evacuees to get information on phased re-entry of town today

HINTON, Alta. - Details about when and how evacuated residents of Jasper will be allowed to return to their homes nearly three weeks after a wildfire forced them to flee will be announced today. Parks...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 12, 2024

Chinese mining firm subsidiary disputes Ottawa's review of Peruvian gold mine deal

A subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned mining firm says Canada is wrongly considering a national security review in its agreement to purchase a gold and copper mine in Peru. In May, Vancouver-based Pan...

Aug 11, 2024

Hotel workers in Montreal picket for third day in protest of contract impasse

MONTREAL - Workers at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth hotel protested for a third straight day on Saturday in the middle of the busy summer tourist season, and they were joined by picketers from two other ...

Aug 10, 2024

Jasper's mayor says date when evacuees can return home will be announced Monday

Jasper's mayor says wildfire evacuees will learn Monday when they will be allowed to return home. Richard Ireland told an online news conference on Saturday that details on the exact time of the annou...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 10, 2024

Quebec recovering from historic rainfall, power outages as storm remnants move east

MONTREAK - Quebec is starting to recover after the remnants of Hurricane Debby pummeled several regions of the province with heavy rainfall on Friday, knocking power out and flooding roadways and base...

Aug 10, 2024

'Not forgotten': Family, advocates reflect 10 years after death of Tina Fontaine

WINNIPEG - When Elroy Fontaine thinks about his older sister, Tina Fontaine, his mind takes him to a park in Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood. It's where the two would sometimes hang out togethe...

Josh Hall Aug 10, 2024

Tropical storm Debby remnants brings significant rainfall to Montreal, Eastern Canada

Montreal was drenched in a record amount of rain Friday as a storm system continued to pass through Eastern Canada. Environment Canada figures show Montreal received 157 millimetres of rain on Friday,...

Aug 10, 2024

Polar bears kill worker in attack off Baffin Island in Nunavut

IQALUIT - A worker has died after being attacked by two polar bears off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut. The Nasittuq Corporation says in a statement that employees responded to the atta...

Aug 09, 2024