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Quebec election: CAQ proposes two private medical centres to ease hospital strain

Quebec election: CAQ proposes two private medical centres to ease hospital strain

MONTREAL — The Coalition Avenir Québec promised Saturday to build a pair of private medical centres that would provide services that would be free to Quebecers and reimbursed by medicare in an attempt to ease overflowing public emergency rooms.
Leslyn Lewis: Quick facts about the Conservative leadership candidate

Leslyn Lewis: Quick facts about the Conservative leadership candidate

OTTAWA — Leslyn Lewis burst onto the political scene during the 2020 Conservative party leadership race and became a star in the socially conservative movement.
'Beautiful, one-of-a-kind cities are under water:' Floods in Pakistan worry Canadians

'Beautiful, one-of-a-kind cities are under water:' Floods in Pakistan worry Canadians

Hours after returning to Canada from Pakistan, a Calgary businessman said he got word floodwaters hit the same area where he had been helping people with disabilities move out of the way of the impending deluge.
Police investigation puts fighter pilot call sign meetings under microscope

Police investigation puts fighter pilot call sign meetings under microscope

OTTAWA — A police investigation into comments made at a social gathering of fighter pilots in June has cast a spotlight on a well-known but little-understood military tradition that some worry is another example of entrenched cultural problems in Can
Conservative leadership hopeful Leslyn Lewis doesn't care what you say about her

Conservative leadership hopeful Leslyn Lewis doesn't care what you say about her

OTTAWA — As a highly educated immigrant Black woman with degrees in gender studies, the environment and international law, Conservative leadership hopeful Leslyn Lewis says there is a "left-leaning narrative" about what she should think and how she s
Quebec Conservatives hoping to sway anglophone votes away from the Liberals

Quebec Conservatives hoping to sway anglophone votes away from the Liberals

MONTREAL — As Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade spent Thursday campaigning in Sherbrooke and Gatineau, her Conservative counterpart Éric Duhaime was in one of her stronghold ridings in Montreal, looking to court her traditional base.
Need a little space? A Hobbit Hole in Vancouver throws open its round doors

Need a little space? A Hobbit Hole in Vancouver throws open its round doors

VANCOUVER — Sometimes we all need somewhere for a little alone time.
'First time in 50 years': Native trout returned to alpine lake in Banff National Park

'First time in 50 years': Native trout returned to alpine lake in Banff National Park

BANFF NATIONAL PARK — A white bucket sits in a creek flowing out of Hidden Lake — a cold alpine lake behind the Lake Louise Ski Resort in Banff National Park.
No winning ticket sold for Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $50 million draw. But one of the two available $1 million Maxmillion prizes will go to a lucky ticket holder in British Columbia. The jackpot for the next draw on Sept.
Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, Sept. 2, 2022

Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, Sept. 2, 2022

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Friday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $50 million: 08, 17, 21, 31, 34, 37 & 39.