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Canada edges farther away from NATO spending target in latest estimate
OTTAWA - New NATO figures suggest Canada is even farther from meeting the military alliance's spending target than previously believed. NATO estimated last June that Canada would spend about 1.39 per ...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. government reviewing deaths of two belugas moved to Connecticut from Marineland
The U.S. government is reviewing the deaths of two beluga whales that were moved from Marineland in Canada to an American aquarium last year. Havana, a young female beluga, died last month at Mystic A...
Mar 31, 2022
Afghan interpreters demand Ottawa keep promise to help endangered family members
OTTAWA - Dozens of Afghan interpreters who worked with Canada's military gathered on Parliament Hill to demand the federal government help their family members. The government introduced a special imm...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. using Defense Production Act to kick-start domestic critical minerals production
WASHINGTON - The White House says President Joe Biden will use the Defense Production Act to boost production of critical minerals in the United States. The wartime-era law allows the president to ord...
Mar 31, 2022
Starting Friday, vaccinated travellers to Canada don't need a COVID-19 test
OTTAWA - Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of Friday. The change is a departure from Canada's policy since the early days of the pandemic, and the struggling...
Mar 31, 2022
‘Hope for change:’ First Nations delegates meet with Pope Francis
Chief Gerald Antoine says he hopes a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican can forge the beginning of an important relationship."Despite our collective grief and pain, there comes hope for change,"...
Mar 31, 2022
Jack Campbell close to returning for Leafs; Mrazek likely out at least six weeks
TORONTO - Jack Campbell is on the cusp of returning to the Maple Leafs' crease. Petr Mrazek, meanwhile, will once again be out for an extended period. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe said before Thur...
Mar 31, 2022
Supreme Court restores multimillion-dollar fine for Quebec maple syrup thief
OTTAWA - Canada's highest court says one of the men behind the notorious 2012 maple syrup heist in Quebec will have to pay a $9.1-million dollar fine. In a unanimous decision today, the Supreme Court ...
Mar 31, 2022
Veteran outfielder Dexter Fowler officially signs with Toronto Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Dexter Fowler has signed a minor-league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, with an invitation to major league spring training. The veteran outfielder's arrival at the Blue Jays spring tr...
Mar 31, 2022
Federal housing council calls for budget funding for urban, rural Indigenous
OTTAWA - A federal housing council says the government should invest at least $6.3 billion over this year and next to deal with the immediate housing needs of Indigenous Peoples living in urban, rural...
Mar 31, 2022