SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Flood warnings and watches were in effect Monday in parts of Northern California in the aftermath of a powerful “atmospheric river” storm that drenched the state over New Year’s weekend. A new weather system was predicted by afternoon or evening, but the National Weather Service said […]
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) – Two children were killed and five other civilians wounded in a blast in a village in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, a day after assailants sprayed bullets toward a row of homes, leaving at least four dead, police said. The blast occurred near one of the houses […]
By Joshua Clipperton
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HALIFAX – Connor Bedard wasn’t aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world junior hockey championship. He’s also on the verge of rewriting Canada’s record book at the event. And […]
By Mauricio Savarese
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SANTOS, Brazil (AP) – Mourners began paying their respects to Pele in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Pele’s coffin was placed on the […]
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The Town has announced that swimming lessons will be returning in the new year. A release issues this week stated that effective January 3, 2023, all swimming lessons (including Board of Education lessons), will resume, as a reduced capacity. Staffing shortages have resulted in the suspension of some programming for […]
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(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Town of Fort Frances Bylaw Department are reminding residents in Fort Frances that calendar parking is in effect year round within the town. With expected snow in the next few days, officers will be out issuing parking […]
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A major winter storm bearing down on Toronto is adding to the calamity in Canadian airports already plagued by flight cancellations and delays set off early this week by heavy snow in Vancouver. Environment Canada says Toronto’s storm will begin today with rain or snow followed by plummeting temperatures, a […]
By Matteo Cimellaro,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
The first National Ribbon Skirt Day will become a reality one year after Isabella Kulak was shamed for wearing her ribbon skirt to her Saskatchewan school. Bill S-219, An Act Respecting a National Ribbon Skirt Day, received royal assent last week and is now enshrined in law, according to a […]
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The British Columbia government is temporarily suspending requests for electricity connections from cryptocurrency mining operations, saying the decision is aimed at preserving the power supply while supporting climate action and economic goals. A statement from the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation says 21 cryptocurrency projects are requesting […]
By Anne D'innocenzio
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NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Lucila Gomez and her husband started their holiday shopping around Thanksgiving and wrapped it up a week before Christmas, spending $750 on tablets and clothing for their three children and relatives. This year? Gomez is waiting until she gets her annual bonus on Friday […]
By Cindy Tran
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Preparations to handle a potential return of the “Freedom Convoy” next February are already underway, says Ottawa’s new police chief. Eric Stubbs, who took on the role last month, sent a letter to the mayor and the chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board on Monday telling them that a […]
By Bob Weber
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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A rare fossil of a dining dinosaur is shedding new light on ancient ecosystems and behaviours. “It’s one of the few things that really give you an idea of ecology and behaviour in the fossil record,” said University of Alberta paleontologist Corwin Sullivan, who describes what he and his colleagues […]
