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Motion to allow keffiyehs in Ontario legislature fails for a second time

Motion to allow keffiyehs in Ontario legislature fails for a second time

TORONTO — The keffiyeh took centre stage at the Ontario legislature Tuesday as protesters unfurling the scarves were ejected from the public galleries and an independent member draped one over her shoulders in open defiance of a Speaker's ban on the
Basketball autographed by 19 Canadian NBA players up for grabs in online contest

Basketball autographed by 19 Canadian NBA players up for grabs in online contest

TORONTO — There's at least one piece of basketball memorabilia that Bennedict Mathurin wishes he was a part of.
Alberta school bus driver ticketed after crash sends 5 children, 2 adults to hospital

Alberta school bus driver ticketed after crash sends 5 children, 2 adults to hospital

VALLEYVIEW, Alta. — RCMP say five children and two adults have been treated in hospital for various injuries after a school bus was struck by a truck northwest of Edmonton. The crash happened on Highway 43 near Valleyview.
Halifax police confirm name of 16-year-old homicide victim and release two suspects

Halifax police confirm name of 16-year-old homicide victim and release two suspects

Halifax Regional Police have released the name of a 16-year-old boy whose death on Monday was deemed a homicide.
Veteran Niederreiter says this year's Jets have more pilots than 'passengers'

Veteran Niederreiter says this year's Jets have more pilots than 'passengers'

WINNIPEG — It was just over a year ago when Nino Niederreiter made a frank assessment of the Winnipeg Jets.
U.S. police say two bodies found in search for missing B.C. kayakers

U.S. police say two bodies found in search for missing B.C. kayakers

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — Police in the United States say two bodies have been found in the search for a pair of British Columbia kayakers who went missing in the waters off Vancouver Island over the weekend.
B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment

B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government is contributing up to $25 million toward the expansion of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food.
Jockey David and Pietro Moran set to face one another this year at Woodbine

Jockey David and Pietro Moran set to face one another this year at Woodbine

TORONTO — It's the only must-win race of David Moran's 2024 season. The veteran Woodbine rider will race this year against his son, Pietro, an 18-year-old apprentice jockey.
Nova Scotia Power estimates scaled-down version of Atlantic Loop to cost $700 million

Nova Scotia Power estimates scaled-down version of Atlantic Loop to cost $700 million

HALIFAX — The current estimate for what has become known as a scaled-down version of the Atlantic Loop electrical grid project is about $700 million, the head of Nova Scotia’s private power utility said Tuesday.

A correction to a story about B.C. wildfires that moved on April 22

In a story that moved on Monday, April 22, The Canadian Press incorrectly reported that Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home, and that she lived with her daughters.