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Excerpts from an interview with Manitoba premier as he prepares to leave office

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has said that he plans to step down Wednesday.

Aug 29, 2021 3:12 PM Read more >

A list of milestones in Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister's political career

WINNIPEG — A timeline of major events in Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister's political career: Sept. 15, 1992: Pallister wins a provincial byelection in Portage la Prairie.

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Montreal mayor invests $5.5 million to boost police resources to fight gun crime

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says the city will invest an additional $5.5 million in its police force in order to help fight gun crime.

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Ongoing protest over old-growth logging on Vancouver Island marks one year

PORT RENFREW, B.C.

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Winning ticket for Saturday's $11 million Lotto 649 jackpot sold in Quebec

TORONTO — A lottery player in Quebec won Saturday's $11 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The winning ticket for the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize was also sold in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Sept.

Aug 29, 2021 1:16 AM Read more >

O'Toole, Singh denounce aggressive protesters dogging Trudeau campaign

OTTAWA — Erin O'Toole warned supporters Saturday that they're not welcome on the Conservative campaign if they engage in harassment and intimidation of other party leaders.

Aug 28, 2021 6:22 PM Read more >

'Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist': Report on B.C. school board

VICTORIA — A report that found systemic racism in a British Columbia school board and called for a provincewide review is "vindicating," the deputy chief of a First Nation in the province said Saturday.

Aug 28, 2021 5:53 PM Read more >

Quebec reports more than 600 new daily COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 604 new cases of COVID-19 today, but no additional deaths attributed to the virus. The number marks the third consecutive day that the province has logged more than 600 new daily infections.

Aug 28, 2021 11:56 AM Read more >

Police watchdog investigating after woman found unconscious at Quebec City station

MONTREAL — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a woman was found unconscious at a Quebec City police station.

Aug 28, 2021 11:32 AM Read more >

Extended ban on direct flights from India hits international students hard

Sachin Dev is one of the many international students navigating Canada's extended ban on direct flights from India as he tries to make his way to Montreal before the start of the new semester.

Aug 28, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >