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Study maps mammoth's 1,000-km trek, suggests species coexisted with humans in Alaska

Study maps mammoth's 1,000-km trek, suggests species coexisted with humans in Alaska

A new study traces the 1,000-kilometre journey of a woolly mammoth from western Yukon to the interior of Alaska, where she died about 14,000 years ago, seemingly in the prime of her life, near a hunting camp for some of the region's earliest humans.
One winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $70 million Lotto Max jackpot

One winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $70 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was one winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $70 million draw. Meanwhile, one of the 10 available $1 million Maxmillion prizes will go to two separate ticket holders. The jackpot for the next draw on Jan.
In the news today: Ethics probe over PM's vacation? Canadians on climate change?

In the news today: Ethics probe over PM's vacation? Canadians on climate change?

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Canadians say climate caused a warm December they both enjoyed and worried about

Canadians say climate caused a warm December they both enjoyed and worried about

Canadian attitudes toward climate change are about as consistent as Canadian weather, a new poll suggests.
Hate crimes, protests, police costs surge since Middle East war: Vancouver police

Hate crimes, protests, police costs surge since Middle East war: Vancouver police

VANCOUVER — The Israel-Hamas war fuelled a "record-breaking" year for protests in Vancouver in 2023, triggering additional policing costs in the millions for overtime.
'Hurry please': Inquest told 92 emergency calls made during Saskatchewan rampage

'Hurry please': Inquest told 92 emergency calls made during Saskatchewan rampage

MELFORT, Sask. — Family members hugged and wept at a coroner's inquest after learning how a man went from home to home, kicking in doors and stabbing people on a Saskatchewan First Nation.
Crash southeast of Kamloops, B.C., claims four lives, one person injured

Crash southeast of Kamloops, B.C., claims four lives, one person injured

MONTE LAKE, B.C. — Police say four people are dead and one person is in hospital after a head-on crash on Highway 97 southeast of Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday.
Longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett to become envoy to Denmark: source

Longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett to become envoy to Denmark: source

OTTAWA — Longtime Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett is set to become the next ambassador to Denmark.
Chrétien-era effort to soften UN's Indigenous language a 'stain' on Canada: Hajdu

Chrétien-era effort to soften UN's Indigenous language a 'stain' on Canada: Hajdu

OTTAWA — The current federal Liberal government tried to distance itself Tuesday from the Jean Chrétien-led one that reportedly conspired with Australia to weaken United Nations language on Indigenous Peoples in the early 2000s.
Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search

Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search

WINNIPEG — The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for her mother's remains.