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Former Tory interim leader, longtime Manitoba MP Candice Bergen stepping down
OTTAWA - Former Conservative interim leader and longtime Manitoba member of Parliament Candice Bergen has announced she is stepping down. Bergen said in a video posted to Twitter that she submitted a ...
Feb 01, 2023
Maple Leafs happy to be on Pendrith's golf bag as Canadian partners with Arnett
TORONTO - Will Arnett and Taylor Pendrith love the Toronto Maple Leafs. And the Maple Leafs? They love them right back. Pendrith, a PGA Tour player from nearby Richmond Hill, Ont., debuted a new golf ...
Feb 01, 2023
NDP seeks to probe federal contracts with other consulting firms — not just McKinsey
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the a House of Commons committee to expand its study of federal contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company and include other consulting firms that have received large c...
Feb 01, 2023
Trudeau says Quebecers are not racist as he stands by Elghawaby appointment
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's new special representative on combating Islamophobia is the perfect person to help Canadians grapple with difficult conversations about religion. Q...
Feb 01, 2023
Former Alberta top doctor, Deena Hinshaw, finds temporary public health post in B.C.
VICTORIA - The former chief medical officer of health in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, has a new short-term role as the deputy provincial health officer in British Columbia. B.C.'s provincial health off...
Feb 01, 2023
MPs to vote on proposal to resettle 10,000 displaced Uyghur people
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will vote this afternoon on whether Ottawa should start a refugee program to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China. Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi proposed the ...
Feb 01, 2023
Goalie Ilya Samsonov expected to start for Maple Leafs against Bruins
TORONTO - Goaltender Ilya Samsonov is expected to start for the Toronto Maple Leafs when they host the Boston Bruins tonight. It will be Samsonov's eighth consecutive game in net for the Maple Leafs. ...
Feb 01, 2023
Competition Bureau to investigate industry claims of sustainable forestry management
The federal Competition Bureau has started an inquiry into whether industry claims that vast stretches of Canadian forest are sustainably managed constitute false advertising. The inquiry comes in res...
Feb 01, 2023
Canada coach Priestman names women's camp roster ahead of SheBelieves Cup
Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman has named an 18-player roster for a camp in advance of the SheBelieves Cup, with reinforcements expected to arrive once the FIFA international window opens. T...
Feb 01, 2023
Poilievre says Tories will support studying federal childcare bill in committee
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre says Conservatives will support sending the Liberal government's childcare bill for further study, but he's stopping short of endorsing the national plan. Speaking to reporte...
Feb 01, 2023