Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs
When Elizabeth Osinde arrived in Canada about two years ago as a refugee from Kenya, pregnant with her son, she remembers being able to buy a bunch of kale for $2 or $3 dollars. That same bunch is now...
Feb 10, 2026 A shopper buys canned food at a grocery store in Neskantaga, Ont., on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Conservatives propose changing the rules for non-citizens convicted of crimes
The Conservatives on Tuesday introduced a motion calling on the government to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims. The motion also calls on the government to preven...
Feb 10, 2026
UK leader Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein fallout
LONDON (AP) - Keir Starmer fights another day. After indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files sparked a dramatic day of crisis that threatened to topple him, the U.K. prime minister was saved b...
Feb 10, 2026 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits a community centre in Welwyn Garden City, England, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2026. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)
Small plane makes an emergency landing on a busy Georgia road and strikes 3 vehicles
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road in Georgia, striking three vehicles and leaving two people with minor injuries, authorities said, after one of th...
Feb 10, 2026 This image provided by Gainesville Police Department shows a small plane that made an emergency landing on a street in Gainesville, Ga., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Gainesville, Ga., Police Department via AP)
Carney spoke to Trump about dispute over Gordie Howe bridge
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump today about the Gordie Howe International Bridge after Trump threatened to prevent it from opening. In a social media post late ...
Feb 10, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement while visiting an auto parts plant in Woodbridge, Ont., on Feb. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
The federal government is looking to scale up the number of electric vehicle chargers across the country as part of its new automotive strategy. Ottawa is planning to spend more than $84 million to ad...
Feb 10, 2026
Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it's key to elimination
An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada. OraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its ...
Feb 10, 2026 Canada Post workers on the picket line were angry on Monday as they were told last week the federal government is forcing them back to work despite no new deal being reached between the company and union. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Canadian Schellenberg 'definitely' won't face death again at China retrial: Lawyer
The head of the law firm representing Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg says their client "definitely" won't face the death penalty again after China's top court overturned the sentence and announced...
Feb 09, 2026 (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Information commissioner expected to renew push for reforms to access law
Members of a House of Commons committee are expected to get an earful from information commissioner Caroline Maynard this afternoon when they launch their latest study of Canada's much-maligned transp...
Feb 09, 2026
Cuba says airlines can no longer refuel on the island as US blockade deepens energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines that there isn't enough fuel for airplanes to refuel in the island, part of a critical energy rationing going into place as the Trump admini...
Feb 09, 2026 A Turkish Airlines plane takes off alongside an American Airlines plane at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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