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In the news today: Search to continue for hikers after Banff rockfall
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Pianist Robi Botos on Oscar Peterson’s enduring legacy as centennial tour continues
OSAKA — Growing up in Budapest, Robi Botos and his father, who was a jazz…
The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada’s 2nd-worst on record
OTTAWA — This year’s wildfire season in Canada is shaping up to be the second-worst…
Rule of law, judges ‘under attack’ in many countries, Canada’s chief justice says
OTTAWA — Chief Justice Richard Wagner says the rule of law and judicial independence are…
‘The road is long’: Syrian refugee engineering a fresh start in Montreal
MONTREAL — When Jad Albasha arrived in Quebec in 2016 as a 21-year-old fleeing his…
Manitoba premier eyes northern development that could include a pipeline
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew promoted his province Friday as the route for a…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.0 per cent in May. Statistics Canada also…
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe faces call to bring in military as wildfires rage
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is resisting an Opposition call to bring in the…
Smoke covering parts of U.S. as wildfires continue to rage in Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Swaths of smoke from wildfires that have torched buildings and forced thousands from their homes…
About 15,000 have fled Saskatchewan wildfires and more coming: Premier Moe
PRINCE ALBERT — As Manitoba grapples with wildfires that have forced more than 17,000 people…
Wildfire forces more out in Saskatchewan, hotels open up for Manitoba evacuees
Winnipeg hotels were opening up Monday to evacuees who fled their homes due to raging…
‘Try’ and ‘Try’ again: Blue Rodeo marks 40th anniversary with 27-date Canadian tour
TORONTO — Blue Rodeo is making the most of its 40th anniversary with a coast-to-coast…
Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires worsened air quality in the eastern U.S.…
Canadian wildfire smoke causes ‘very unhealthy’ conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south…
‘Universal Language,’ ‘Wynonna Earp: Vengeance’ top night 2 of Canadian Screen Awards
An absurdist dramedy set in an alternate-reality Winnipeg and a TV movie about a demon-slaying…
More evacuations ordered as crews battle wildfires burning in Manitoba
FLIN FLON — More people in northern Manitoba were told to leave their homes Saturday…
Flin Flon, Man., virtually deserted, thousands more evacuees expected as fires rage
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says thousands more evacuees are expected and the city…
Gen Z Canadians make push for end to hyperpartisanship
OTTAWA — Hundreds of Gen Z Canadians met in the capital Friday calling for less…
Saskatchewan premier declares state of emergency as rampaging wildfires spread
PRINCE ALBERT — Saskatchewan declared a provincewide state of emergency Thursday in its fight against…
In the news today: U.S. federal court rules against Trump tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Manitoba premier declares state of emergency over wildfires, says military aid coming
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ordered a provincewide state of emergency Wednesday as his…
Comic Lisa Gilroy promises ‘manic’ energy at streaming-only Canadian Screen Awards
TORONTO — When Lisa Gilroy was asked to host this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, she…
In the news today: House of Commons returns with new faces
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Judge rules abuse of process in Nygard case but Manitoba charges to continue
WINNIPEG — A judge has ruled a decision by Manitoba’s former attorney general to review…