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YELLOWKNIFE — Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says he's ready to be known as just Sandy again. Silver announced plans to step down as leader of the Yukon Liberal Party on Friday at a hastily convened news conference in Whitehorse.

In B.C., we can expect a warm September.

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 Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. What we are watching in Canada ...

WASHINGTON — The slaying of a Las Vegas newspaper reporter, allegedly at the hands of one of his investigative targets, is driving home a reality the U.S. hasn't had to confront since the Civil War: journalism on home soil is becoming more dangerous.

When Dave Inglis took up the bagpipes at age 40, he never imagined he would one day perform for royalty.

MISSION — RCMP in Mission, B.C., say about 30 witnesses have provided statements in an investigation involving the driver of a pickup truck who allegedly hit four people participating in a march related to residential schools.

Green MPs Elizabeth May and Mike Morrice threaten to sit as Independents if leadership race is suspended, according to email obtained by The Canadian Press

SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. — Canada needs responsible leadership, not dog-whistle and irresponsible politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday in a direct attack on new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

OTTAWA — A broad coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says air conditioning should become a human right on par with winter heating — one of a series of hard targets it says Canada needs to meet in the next few years as climate chan

TORONTO — Ontario is rolling out Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccines, starting with residents considered the most vulnerable, including those aged 70 and older, long-term care residents and health-care workers.