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Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage.

Oct 19, 2022 5:24 AM Read more >

B.C. Mountie killed and U.N. to vote on Haiti resolution: In The News for Oct. 19

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Oct 19, 2022 1:15 AM Read more >

First COVID, now drought, B.C. brewery takes water-use restrictions in stride

SECHELT, B.C. — Staff at Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen in Sechelt, B.C., know how to weather a storm without falling flat.

Oct 18, 2022 5:15 PM Read more >

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for past comments about invasion of Ukraine

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is apologizing for what she calls "ill-informed comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Oct 18, 2022 4:56 PM Read more >

Irish republican party Sinn Fein asks Canada to halt trade talks with U.K.

OTTAWA — An Irish political party pushing to unify the island of Ireland wants Ottawa to halt post-Brexit trade talks with Britain, arguing that London is undermining the agreement that brokered peace between Catholics and Protestants.

Oct 18, 2022 3:45 PM Read more >

Mendicino 'concerned' RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers who cleared protest

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he's concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared "Freedom Convoy" protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter.

Oct 18, 2022 3:19 PM Read more >

Ottawa mayor, PM accused Ford of shirking responsibility on 'Freedom Convoy' response

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson both accused Ontario Premier Doug Ford of shirking his duty in response to the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed the national capital's downtown core, a public inquiry heard Tuesday.

Oct 18, 2022 2:54 PM Read more >

After summer of memes, voters yearn for substance in Pennsylvania race for US Senate

LATROBE, Pa. — Barbara Griffin all but rolls her eyes when asked who she wants to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.

Oct 18, 2022 2:51 PM Read more >

Mayor of Iqaluit announces immediate resignation on Twitter

IQALUIT, Nunavut — The mayor of Iqaluit said Tuesday he planned to immediately step down from the job. Kenny Bell announced his resignation as mayor of Nunavut's capital in a statement on Twitter.

Oct 18, 2022 2:30 PM Read more >

Quebec father charged with first-degree murder in deaths of two of his children

MONTREAL — A 45-year-old Quebec father was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday after two of his children were killed in the family home north of Montreal.

Oct 18, 2022 1:36 PM Read more >