Here's when Ottawa gas prices will drop 20 cents a litre

Motorists fill up the gas tank at a Petro Canada on St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa on Saturday. (Colton Praill/CTV News Ottawa)

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Poilievre preferred among Conservatives, but Charest favoured by Canadians: poll

Ontario MP Pierre Poilievre remains the heavy favourite to be the next Conservative party leader but he trails opponent Jean Charest for support among Canadians as a whole.

Pierre Poilievre, right, gestures as Jean Charest listens at the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., May 11, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Amber Alert for two Sask. children extended into South Dakota

An Amber Alert issued on Monday for two Saskatchewan children has been extended into South Dakota. Saskatchewan RCMP say evidence uncovered during their investigation suggests the children may be in the U.S. state.

Ontario nurse facing charges after alleged assault that left 2-year-old in hospital

An Ontario nurse is facing charges in connection with the alleged assault of a two-year-old boy with “significant medical limitations” in Niagara Region.

How one Canadian family of five is coping with the highest inflation in years

With inflation rising at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years, the cost of everything from food to gas has skyrocketed. Canadians across the country are feeling squeezed, but big families with multiple children are at times shouldering much of the higher costs — and changing demographics and consumer patterns have left some of them more exposed to inflation than in previous generations.

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Efforts underway to get food, supplies to Newfoundland towns cut off by fire

The reopening of a Newfoundland highway that had been closed for days because of raging wildfires provided hope Tuesday that much-needed supplies would finally arrive in stranded communities along the island's south coast.
'That’s the biggest jump I’ve seen': All Maritime provinces see doctor wait lists grow

Bernadette Landry recently lost her family doctor, someone she had been seeing for years.
Nova Scotia removes some restrictions for medical assistance in dying

Nova Scotia is removing the requirement that someone's natural death be "reasonably foreseeable" before they can access medical assistance in dying.

Toronto

Ontario set to introduce 'strong mayor' legislation today

Ontario is set to introduce legislation today to give large municipal leaders so-called strong mayor powers as a way to get housing built more quickly.
Five per cent increase in ODSP funding to be available in September

The Progressive Conservative government has said that recipients of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) will start receiving their five per cent increases in September.
Ontario woman scammed out of $11,000 by Texas psychic she met on TikTok

An Ontario woman says she was scammed out of $11,000 after months spent working with a Texas psychic she met on TikTok following the death of her stepfather.

Montreal

Stricter regulations needed as Montreal sees more heat waves per year

Public health officials are warning that deadly heat waves are becoming more common and people need to learn proper ways to deal with them.
Quebec spending on private health-care workers up by 335% in last 5 years amid labour shortage

The amount of money Quebec has spent on private health-care workers has quadrupled in the last five years as it continues to deal with a worker shortage made worse by the pandemic.
'We’re standing together': NDG shop owners sign petition against city's plans for new bus, taxi lanes on Queen Mary Rd.

Queen Mary Road in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighbourhood is about to get four kilometres of reserved bus and taxi lanes which the city says will save commuters six minutes and 40 seconds of precious travel time.

Northern Ontario

Sudbury group paints rocks to spread inspiration

Northern Initiative for Social Action (NISA) is a non-profit organization run by and for people who have experienced mental health challenges and illness.
Cycling for Parkinson’s awareness

A team of cyclists making their way across Canada to raise awareness for Parkinson’s disease made a stop in Sault Ste. Marie this week.
Hollinger Golf Course celebrates 100 years in Timmins

The Hollinger Golf Club in Timmins is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It was on Aug. 9, 1922, when the club took over the nine-hole course from the Hollinger Mine, who built it in 1919 as a way to attract people to the city.

London

ICU physician: Ford government is 'gaslighting' health-care workers

An ICU physician is criticizing Ont. Premier Doug Ford's throne speech, saying the government 'has no plan' to help health-care workers and may not believe 'there's any type of crisis' in the province's overburdened hospital system.
Ontario nurse facing charges after alleged assault that left 2-year-old in hospital

An Ontario nurse is facing charges in connection with the alleged assault of a two-year-old boy with “significant medical limitations” in Niagara Region.
London police identify weekend homicide victim

London police have identified the city's fourth homicide victim of the year.

Winnipeg

Mother of man accused of impaired driving in fatal Transcona collision charged with obstruction of justice

A Winnipeg woman has been charged in connection with a fatal collision in Transcona this past May that claimed the life of 24-year-old Jordyn Reimer.
Toddler killed following crash in driveway of Manitoba home

A 14-month-old girl died on Sunday after she was hit by a car in a driveway in Shamattawa.
When to catch the 'best show' from the Perseid meteor shower in Manitoba

The peak of a spectacular space light show is expected to happen by the end of the week.

Kitchener

Victim speaks out after pickup truck stolen in string of Kitchener truck thefts

Waterloo Regional Police have issued a warning after three vehicles were stolen using relay and reprogramming technology.
Pedestrian airlifted to hospital following Ira Needles collision

A 21-year-old has been airlifted to a Hamilton trauma centre following a collision at Ira Needles Boulevard and Erb Street in Waterloo.
New self-check in system at St. Mary’s emergency department in Kitchener

St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener has added a touchscreen self-check-in kiosk into its emergency department. in hopes of streamlining patients through the triage system.

Calgary

Makar, O'Connor take the Stanley Cup for a float on the Bow

It's been to Niagara Falls, the Kentucky Derby, tossed off a balcony and guest starred on Howard Stern. It's even been to Innisfail. But Tuesday around 6 p.m., the Cup had a truly Calgarian experience when it floated down the Bow River.
Calgary schools, businesses improve ventilation to stop COVID-19 spread

When COVID-19 restrictions lifted in Alberta, the owner of Kaffeeklatsch decided to find a way to improve ventilation.
Upcoming federal import rules ban dog-import from select countries 'devastating' to Calgary dog rescue groups

Animal rescue groups that find Calgary foster placements and forever homes for dogs from international countries say a new federal ban importing dogs from a list of countries as a control measure against rabies unfairly hurts groups trying to help dogs.

Saskatoon

Saskatoon woman made checklist while planning abduction, court documents allege

A Saskatoon mother made an apparent 'checklist' while planning to vanish with her son, according to court documents
A Saskatoon man stabbed in an apparent random attack at a hospital has died

A man stabbed in an apparent random attack at a Saskatoon hospital has died, according to a close friend.
Sask. RCMP issue Amber Alert for 7-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy

An Amber Alert was issued Monday evening by Shaunavon RCMP in Saskatchewan for seven-year-old Luna Potts and eight-year-old Hunter Potts.

Edmonton

'A win, win, win': Massive addition to proposed gondola plan pitched to councillors

If Edmonton does go ahead with a new gondola over the North Saskatchewan River, a local businessman has a grand idea for what to surround it with on the southern edge of the valley.
'The process failed': Associate minister apologizes for awarding prize to controversial essay

The associate minister for the Status of Women is apologizing after the results of an essay contest.
Katz' name withdrawn from U.S. civil suit, claimants apologize for sex allegations

A prominent American ballerina and her husband have withdrawn a claim that Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz paid for sex with an underage dancer several years ago, saying they have since learned she was 18 at the time.

Vancouver

Temping doctors, orphaned patients: Turmoil continues in B.C. healthcare system

Patients and doctors alike are feeling the effects of a turbulent healthcare system, where clinic closures have B.C.'s physicians weighing their options as their orphaned patients plead to be seen by a shrinking number of general practitioners.
Multiple arrests after police allegedly assaulted amid tent city removal in Downtown Eastside

Several police officers were allegedly assaulted Tuesday in the Downtown Eastside, amid heightened tensions in the neighbourhood as crews were dismantling a tent city.
Passenger killed, taxi driver injured in shooting in Surrey strip mall parking lot

One person is dead and a second is in hospital after someone opened fire on a taxi Tuesday afternoon in Surrey, Mounties say.

Regina

Amber Alert for two Sask. children extended into South Dakota

An Amber Alert issued on Monday for two Saskatchewan children has been extended into South Dakota. Saskatchewan RCMP say evidence uncovered during their investigation suggests the children may be in the U.S. state.
Saskatoon woman made checklist while planning abduction, court documents allege

A Saskatoon mother made an apparent 'checklist' while planning to vanish with her son, according to court documents
Missing swimmer found dead in Last Mountain Lake: RCMP

The body of a 71-year-old Regina man who went missing while swimming at Pelican Pointe on Last Mountain Lake, Sask. has been recovered, according to RCMP.

Here's when Ottawa gas prices will drop 20 cents a litre

Here's when Ottawa gas prices will drop 20 cents a litre

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