Category Archives: Canada

Premier Wab Kinew: From rapper to reporter to Manitoba's top political office
WINNIPEG - Rap artist. Journalist. Economics student. Premier. Wab Kinew's path as a young man, including several brushes with the law and some convictions, did not appear a likely path tobecoming the...
Oct 3, 2023

A timeline of recent provincial elections and governments in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Manitobans elected a new government on Tuesday, with the New Democrats sweeping the Progressive Conservatives from power after seven years in Opposition. Here is a look at Manitoba election...
Oct 3, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Stefanson stepping down as Manitoba PC leader after NDP election win
WINNIPEG - Heather Stefanson says she is stepping down as leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party after the NDP won the provincial election. The Canadian Press
Oct 3, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew re-elected in Fort Rouge
WINNIPEG - Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew has been re-elected as the legislature member for Fort Rouge. The Canadian Press
Oct 3, 2023

Politician faces fine for returning to Yellowknife during wildfire evacuation
YELLOWKNIFE - A member of the Northwest Territories legislature is facing a fine and a reprimand for returning to Yellowknife while it was evacuated during recent wildfires. David Phillip Jones, the l...
Oct 3, 2023

B.C. man takes one-tonne pumpkin on road trip to win California weigh-off
VANCOUVER - An enormous pumpkin nicknamed "Mama" grown in a Richmond, B.C., backyard has won first place in one of North America's most prestigious pumpkin weigh-offs, tipping the scales at more than ...
Oct 3, 2023

Quebec man shot by police now charged with threats against Trudeau, Legault
SHERBROOKE, Que. - A Quebec man shot by police during an investigation into threats against Premier Franois Legault and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now charged with uttering death threats against...
Oct 3, 2023

'Photography not allowed,' Poilievre says of ceremony with Algonquin leaders
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he did not share photos of a ceremony he participated in with Algonquin leaders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation out of respect for t...
Oct 3, 2023

Independent MP Han Dong says he's still awaiting word if he can rejoin Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - Independent MP Han Dong says he's still waiting for word on whether or not he can return to the Liberal caucus, but he hopes it will happen as soon as possible. The Toronto-area MP resigned f...
Oct 3, 2023

Grizzly that killed two in Banff National Park was old, had bad teeth: Parks Canada
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada says a grizzly bear that killed a couple and their dog in Banff National Park on the weekend was old, underweight and had bad teeth. Two people were attacked and killed by ...
Oct 3, 2023