Canada

  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Quebec judge orders bus driver to stand trial for 2023 daycare crash deaths

    SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. — A judge has ordered a Quebec man to stand trial on charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of two children killed when a bus rammed into a Montreal-area daycare last year. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested after a transit bus crashed into the front of a daycare in Laval, Que., on Feb. 8, 2023, killing two young children, aged five and four, and injuring six others. After hearing evidence and arguments this week during St-Amand's preliminary hearing, Quebec court Judge Fra

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  • CelebrityCBC

    Sask. singer awarded golden buzzer — and $25K — at Canada's Got Talent

    A Denesuline singer from Prince Albert is off to the next round of Canada's Got Talent after receiving the golden buzzer from one of the judges.

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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    Heightened flood threat as prolonged heavy rain soaks parts of Atlantic Canada

    Widespread rainfall warnings line the East Coast for a prolonged stretch of heavy rain, which has elevated the flood risk and possible power outages

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  • ScienceThe Weather Network

    There are big benefits to filling your garden with native plants

    Planning your garden? Experts agree - there are big benefits to skipping exotics and planting native species.

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  • LifestyleThe Weather Network

    Springing into exercise too quickly can send us to the massage table

    Get out and enjoy the spring weather, but be gentle on your body. Going too hard too fast can put you on the sidelines in a hurry.

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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    A simple diet swap may save you during allergy season, here's how

    Allergy season isn't a walk in the park for those affected, but a shift in diet could be the key to finding relief. Rachel Schoutsen from The Weather Network has a chat with a nutritionist to dish on foods to steer clear of and how this approach can make a difference.

  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Higgs champions NB shale gas development as a better climate plan than carbon pricing

    OTTAWA — New Brunswick's alternative to the federal carbon price would be to eventually ship liquid natural gas to Europe as an alternative to coal, Premier Blaine Higgs told a House of Commons committee Thursday. Higgs, appearing virtually before the House operations committee, said there is a business case for the plan, despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's misgivings about the viability of shipping LNG out of Atlantic Canada. There is, however, just one problem. "We don't have a gas supply

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