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Trudeau to meet with Biden, California governor on Day 2 of Summit of the Americas
LOS ANGELES - It's an itinerary worthy of Hollywood: the governor of California, the man who runs Google and the president of the United States. Day 2 at the Summit of the Americas is shaping up to be...
Jun 09, 2022
Canada's women's soccer squad to face Australia, New Zealand in September friendlies
The Canadian women's soccer team will head Down Under for a pair of friendlies in September. Canada, ranked sixth in the world, will take on the Australia and New Zealand, co-hosts of the 2023 Women's...
Jun 08, 2022
Waive biometric, document requirements for families of Afghan interpreters: committee
OTTAWA - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afgh...
Jun 08, 2022
White House champions summit initiatives despite no-shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The White House on Wednesday pushed back against the notion that the absence of several key leaders from this week's Summit for the Americas amounts to a backslide for democracy as ...
Jun 08, 2022
Cancelling friendly a 'tough decision' for Canadian soccer team: captain
VANCOUVER - Refusing to play a friendly game against Panama on Sunday was a decision the Canadian men's soccer team didn't take lightly, says Atiba Hutchinson. Locked in a prolonged contract dispute w...
Jun 08, 2022
Stolen pickup trucks used in pair of thefts from Errington businesses
PARKSVILLE - A pair of business break-ins along the Alberni Hwy. are believed, but not confirmed, to be connected.Oceanside RCMP officers have attended two reported break-ins to businesses in the 1400...
Jun 08, 2022
Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee ...
Jun 08, 2022
Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Wiens dive in to synchro partnership
CALGARY - Two Olympic divers from Canada are about to take their new partnership out for an international spin. Montreal's Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens of Pike Lake, Sask., who made their Oly...
Jun 08, 2022
Oz wins Pa. Senate primary ahead of showdown with Fetterman
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate primary on Wednesday, narrowly defeating former h...
Jun 08, 2022
PM tabs chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated accomplished lawyer Philippe Dufresne to be the next federal privacy commissioner. Dufresne is the chief legal officer of the House of Commons and ...
Jun 08, 2022