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Mark Carney's leadership campaign says it's raised $1.9M
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for Mark Carney's leadership campaign says they've raised more than $1.9 million so far in donations from over 11,000 people. The Liberal leadership hopefuls are required to su...
Feb 15, 2025
Canada women beaten 3-1 by Sweden in final game at the U-17 Costa Cálida MIMA Cup
MURCIA - Gabriela Istocki scored in a losing cause as Canada was beaten 3-1 by Sweden on Saturday in its final game at the U-17 Costa Clida MIMA Cup women's soccer tournament. Istocki, who also scored...
Feb 15, 2025
‘It’s been a great experience:' Nanaimo’s Brayden Boehm relishing time with Victoria Royals
NANAIMO - Suffice to say a Nanaimo Minor Hockey grad is having a lot more fun now compared to last season. Brayden Boehm, who celebrated his 21st birthday last month, is concluding his five-year Weste...
Feb 15, 2025
Swiss skier Camille Rast wins the women's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - Swiss skier Camille Rast won the women's slalom at the Alpine world championships on Saturday. Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth and missed out on what would have be...
Feb 15, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to speak at 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is set to address Conservative party supporters this afternoon at a rally in downtown Ottawa. The event is being branded as a "Canada First" rally and the party is asking peo...
Feb 15, 2025
Ottawa a 'winter wonderland' with Winterlude and a fully-open canal
OTTAWA - David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in Janu...
Feb 15, 2025
Ontario NDP leader off to Thunder Bay after northern debate, Green leader in Muskoka
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is set to make campaign stops in Thunder Bay today, fresh off an election debate held specifically to discuss northern issues. Stiles is expected to visit a local marke...
Feb 15, 2025
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner gets three-month ban in settlement of doping case
LONDON (AP) - Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, the organization said Saturday. WADA had challenged a decision la...
Feb 15, 2025
German chancellor hits back at US at security conference as Trump administration upends norms
MUNICH (AP) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won't accept people who "intervene in our democracy," a d...
Feb 15, 2025
Hamas is set to free 3 more Israeli hostages after dispute threatened to reignite war in Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Three more Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip are on the verge of being freed Saturday as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of...
Feb 14, 2025