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In the news: Indigenous Services Minister meeting with coastal B.C. First Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Wallstedt earns fourth shutout of the season as Wild blank Oilers 1-0
EDMONTON — Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season…
Tkachuk, Zetterlund lead Ottawa Senators past Montreal Canadiens 5-2
MONTREAL — Brady Tkachuk and Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist each as…
Scottie Barnes’s 28 points leads Raptors past Blazers 121-118
TORONTO — Scottie Barnes scored 28 points — including 13 in the second quarter —…
Vancouver Island mill latest to close in B.C., 350 jobs lost
A pulp mill on Vancouver Island is permanently ending operations, the latest mill to close…
Blue Jays and pitcher Dylan Cease agree to seven-year deal worth US$210 million
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with right-hander Dylan Cease on…
Tickets to Canada’s FIFA World Cup games popular despite hefty price tag
Tickets to next summer’s FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver and Toronto continue to be…
Confidence bill on Mental Health Act passes through B.C. legislature
VICTORIA — The B.C. New Democrat government has survived a confidence vote over its changes…
B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets
VICTORIA — Rules are being tightened for British Columbia’s overdose-prevention safer supply program to require…
Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs…
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm
OTTAWA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order…
Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes claims NBA’s monthly defensive honour
TORONTO — Scottie Barnes was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference defensive player of the month…
Quebec justice minister tables bill to restrict ‘parasite’ ticket resellers
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online…
Liberal minister backs Bloc call to eliminate religious exemption for hate speech
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller expressed support Tuesday for removing a religious exemption on…
Police in Kelowna, Abbotsford, B.C., warn of fake speeding tickets issued by text
KELOWNA — Police in two B.C. cities are warning area residents after a number of…
Multi-agency effort led to seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, other drugs: RCMP
OTTAWA — The RCMP said Tuesday it teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to…
Miller says government needs to start Indigenous consultation on B.C. pipeline
OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Marc Miller says his government needs to “sit down and start…
Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific…
NDP leader says Liberals are being ‘dishonest’ about the future of pharmacare
OTTAWA — The federal government’s response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was…
Mike Miller steps in as Toronto Argonauts head coach after Dinwiddie’s exit
TORONTO — Mike Miller’s coaching career of nearly 30 years has taken him from small-town…
Former Canada rugby sevens coach Jack Hanratty to take over U.S. women’s 15s team
Jack Hanratty, who coached the Canadian women’s rugby sevens side to Olympic silver in Paris,…
Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA — Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said the federal government’s new housing agency is just…
Marwah Rizqy booted from Quebec Liberal caucus amid crisis in party
QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez has expelled his former parliamentary leader from his…
AFN vote against northern pipeline shows there are better ideas to move oil, Dix says
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s energy minister says a vote from chiefs at the Assembly of…