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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:35:39 EDT
B.C. Tree Fruits co-operative shutting down after 88 years
After operating in the B.C.'s Okanagan Valley for nearly nine decades, B.C. Tree Fruits announced to growers on Friday that it is dissolving the co-operative and seeking court direction to liquidate its assets.

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:32:01 EDT
Does Canada need a national emergency response agency?

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Dark flowers thrive in this trendy backyard 'goth garden'
Packed to the brim with black foliage, deep shades of green and the occasional white royal wedding poppy, a garden in Carleton Place, Ont., has drawn quite a bit of attention for its unique backyard collection.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:40:38 EDT
Measles exposure notice issued after confirmed case in Moncton, N.B.
New Brunswick Public Health has issued a list of locations where people might have been exposed to a confirmed case of measles in the past week.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:54:36 EDT
Community rallies around 7-year-old Saskatoon girl robbed of cash, candy at lemonade stand
Madison Vanden Dungen's week started sour and ended sweet.

Canadian World News

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT
As the Biden presidency nears its end, Ukraine makes moves to ensure future U.S. support
The pending shift in Oval Office leadership could have profound implications for Kyiv, which has already started reaching out to both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, either of whom could replace U.S. President Joe Biden.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Trump comeback could see familiar faces re-emerge — and they may spell trouble for Canada
Two-thirds of Canadians say a second Donald Trump term would be either '"bad news" or "terrible news" for Canada, according to a poll of 1,435 adults conducted by the Angus Reid Institute.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:42:14 EDT
Each with their own political mission, Trump and Netanyahu meet at Mar-A-Lago
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his home in Florida on Friday, meeting face-to-face for the first time in years as they each try to boost their political fortunes.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:37:20 EDT
Arsonists attack French rail network hours before Olympic ceremony
Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:09:32 EDT
Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president
Former U.S. president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice-president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation's two most popular Democrats.

Journal de Quebec (fr)

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 23:55:00 EDT
De Lady Gaga à Philippe Katerine, les cinq performances les plus marquantes de la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques
Grandiose, diverse, surprenante: la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques a été un grand succès.

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:15:00 EDT
Le Canada amorce les Jeux dans la honte
Les responsables de ce scandale devront en payer le prix.

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:20:00 EDT
Les étés de mon enfance
Après «1981», «1987» et «1991», le cinéaste Ricardo Trogi continue de nous raconter sa jeunesse avec «1995».

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:40:53 EDT
Céline Dion chante aux Jeux olympiques: un retour grandiose à tirer les larmes
Elle a interprété «L'hymne à l'amour» au premier étage de la tour Eiffel.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 23:46:25 EDT
«Plaines de chansons»: notre musique célébrée en grand
Des dizaines de milliers de personnes ont chanté certaines de nos plus belles chansons, vendredi soir, sur les plaines d'Abraham.

Regina Leader-Post

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:01:42 +0000
Sask. fire ban lifted due to cooler weather and rainfall
Rainfall received overnight and forecasted in the next 36 hours across the northern provincial forest will bring down fire hazards in the area, according to the province.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:36:50 +0000
Sask.'s nation-high crime rate includes uptick in violent rural crimes: RCMP
The RCMP says parts of rural Saskatchewan are seeing violent crime rates six times higher than urban counterparts, according to 2023 data.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:42:07 +0000
'It’s really bad here': Sask. farmers need rain as heat punishes canola, cereal crops
“The news going around right now is that there’s so much moisture out there ... but that’s not representative of the whole province.”

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:34:07 +0000
Woman who crashed stolen taxi through Regina mall sentenced to five years in prison
Grief over the tragic loss of a daughter caused Dakota Louison to spiral into drug use, according to Judge Daryl Rayner.

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:35:38 +0000
Court grants 11 intervener applications, dismisses one in Bill 137 appeal
An application made by Our Duty Canada, self-described as “a network for parents of children and adolescents captured by gender ideation,” was dismissed. The appeal is set to be heard on Sept. 23.

Times Colonist

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:14:22 -0700
Virginia House Democrats aim to protect their majority
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic control of Virginia state government over the past two years has allowed lawmakers to dramatically reshape public policy with legislation reforming the criminal justice system, loosening abortion restrictions and exp...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:32:51 -0700
No winning ticket for Tuesday's $19 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's $19 million Lotto Max jackpot.That means the grand prize for the next draw on Oct. 19 will grow to an estimated $24 million.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:49:49 -0700
Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities
The NCAA spends more on average on male athletes than female ones, particularly when it comes to the "mere handful of championships" viewed as revenue sources, according to a new report.The law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues rele...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:29:00 -0700
Man arrested after asking police for help breaking into ATM
A man breaking into an automated teller machine in downtown Victoria was so focused on his work that he asked two passersby to give him a hand. Too bad for him they were fully uniformed cops. VicPD officers were doing patrols in the 900 Block o...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:15:00 -0700
Volunteers clean up Cadboro Bay beach after boats run aground in storm
Volunteers with the Peninsula Streams Society removed two tons of marine flotsam and jetsam — including hazardous materials — from Cadboro-Gyro Park Tuesday after they responded to a report of two boats washing ashore after the recent storm. ...

Toronto Star

Windsor Star

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:00:29 +0000
Brown-John: Has UWindsor let the community down?
By: Lloyd Brown-John I had a wonderful 38 years as a University of Windsor professor. I was mandatorily retired at age 65, and I confess — initially I missed the place. I receive a pension as a U of W retiree. In the 19 years since retirement I’v...

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:58:16 +0000
Painter’s art series profiles urban adventures of Windsor’s sheep on the lam
A pair of rogue sheep seen gallivanting around Windsor’s E.C. Row Expressway remain on the lam but have sparked the imagination of a local artist. “I’ve always loved paintings that have a hidden element to them,” said Kate Lam...

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:23:46 +0000
Downtown Windsor hosts Dog Days of Summer canine carnival
Downtown Windsor is going to the dogs.  The Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association is hosting the Dog Days of Summer on Saturday (July 27) for the city’s four-legged residents and their human companions.   The canine carnival runs from...

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:13:11 +0000
Amherstburg distributes pills in ‘unlikely event’ of nuclear disaster
The Town of Amherstburg and the local health unit are preparing for the worst by handing out a fresh batch of radiation pills for residents to take in the event of a nuclear disaster.   The potassium iodide (KI) pills are for in the event of an emer...

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:09:38 +0000
'A tragedy' — House arrest for Windsor women who assisted terminal matriarch's suicide
Karen Gunby wanted to die. Bedridden and in excruciating pain, the terminally ill Windsor senior asked family to end her life. Her granddaughter researched and obtained medication. Her daughter held the cup while Gunby, 79, drank as much orange juice...

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