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Automated cellphone warnings part of Alert Ready test in parts of Canada today

Automated cellphone warnings part of Alert Ready test in parts of Canada today

Cellphone users in several provinces and all the territories may be surprised by an automated emergency alert today, but participating governments say it's only a test.
Emergency alert test, N.S. mass shooting inquiry continues : In The News for May 4

Emergency alert test, N.S. mass shooting inquiry continues : In The News for May 4

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Nova Scotia mass shooting gunman's estranged brother called him paranoid and dark

Nova Scotia mass shooting gunman's estranged brother called him paranoid and dark

HALIFAX — After the older brother he had met for the first time 10 years earlier killed 22 Nova Scotians in 2020, a Massachusetts man described his sibling to police as paranoid and said heharboured dark thoughts.
No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $34 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $34 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket was sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $34 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on May 6 will be an estimated $42 million. The Canadian Press
Pimlico Confectioners, Keats London brand vegan products recalled for undeclared milk

Pimlico Confectioners, Keats London brand vegan products recalled for undeclared milk

A recall previously ordered for Pimlico Confectioners brand Vegan Fine Hazelnut Truffles over undeclared milk has been expanded to include two vegan products under the Keats London brand.
Abortion rights motion fails as Tories told to stay silent on U.S. draft decision

Abortion rights motion fails as Tories told to stay silent on U.S. draft decision

OTTAWA — A push from the Bloc Québécois for the House of Commons to confirm the right to an abortion failed Tuesday, as Conservative MPs were warned against commenting on the U.S.
Liberals, NDP co-operate to get fall economic statement to final vote Wednesday

Liberals, NDP co-operate to get fall economic statement to final vote Wednesday

OTTAWA — The government's five-month-old fall economic statement should finally pass the House of Commons Wednesday following some procedural manoeuvring by the Liberals and the NDP.
Conservative fundraising rose as party ousted O'Toole, entered leadership race

Conservative fundraising rose as party ousted O'Toole, entered leadership race

OTTAWA — Only two political parties managed to raise more money in the first quarter of this year than at the end of 2021: the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois.
Biden says basic U.S. rights are at risk if Supreme Court draft decision stands

Biden says basic U.S. rights are at risk if Supreme Court draft decision stands

WASHINGTON — Rescinding the constitutional right to an abortion would be just the beginning, President Joe Biden warned Tuesday as the world confronted anew the possibility that women in the United States are poised to lose the right to choose.
What's Canadian? Minister to modernize definition of a Canadian film and TV program

What's Canadian? Minister to modernize definition of a Canadian film and TV program

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to review what qualifies as a Canadian film or TV program as part of a move to modernize the country's broadcast laws.