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Canada working to airdrop aid in Gaza Strip as soon as possible: Hussen's office
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen's office says Canada is working to airdrop humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible. The confirmation that an active effort is un...
Feb 28, 2024
Canada to reinstate visas for Mexican nationals after spike in asylum claims: report
OTTAWA - A Radio-Canada report says the federal government will reimpose a visa requirement on visitng Mexican nationals in response to a massive spike in asylum claims. Officials have not confirmed t...
Feb 28, 2024
Woman hit by car in Nanaimo has life-threatening injuries
NANAIMO - A pedestrian hit by a car on a south Nanaimo street was flown to hospital in Victoria for more advanced medical treatment.A Nanaimo RCMP news release stated the woman in her 50's was trying ...
Feb 28, 2024
Former Team Jones vice Zacharias has no immediate plans to return to curling
Scratch the name Mackenzie Zacharias from the list of potential replacements for skip Jennifer Jones when she retires from the four-player game at the end of the season. Zacharias, who stepped back fr...
Feb 28, 2024
Canadian man drives off Hawaiian cliff, falls from wreck, washes out to sea, survives
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - A Canadian tourist in Hawaii has survived a disastrous sequence of events after he took a wrong turn while trying to watch the sunrise, drove off a cliff, fell out of the wreck a...
Feb 28, 2024
New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates ...
Feb 28, 2024
CBC reaches tentative deal with union, says the Canadian Media Guild
OTTAWA - The Canadian Media Guild says it has reached a tentative agreement with CBC/Radio Canada. In a statement, the union says the deal has been recommended by its bargaining committee and the deta...
Feb 28, 2024
Fired scientists failed to protect sensitive information, newly released records say
OTTAWA - Newly released documents say the careers of two scientists at a high-security laboratory ended after security reviews found they failed to protect sensitive assets and information. More than ...
Feb 28, 2024
Supreme Court, moving quickly, will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick r...
Feb 28, 2024
NHL defencemen talk benefits, drawbacks of playing their off-side
TORONTO - Rasmus Dahlin is comfortable feeling slightly uncomfortable. The Buffalo Sabres all-star defenceman actually enjoys it. A left-shooting Swede, Dahlin has staked his claim to the right side o...
Feb 28, 2024