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Canadiens GM Kent Hughes 'not looking to make a fire sale' following Chiarot trade
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes made two major trades in the last few weeks but dimmed expectations for any blockbuster deals ahead of Monday's trade deadline. While Hu...
Mar 17, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Ukrainians fleeing conflict can stay in Canada for three years
OTTAWA - The federal government will allow Ukrainians who have fled Russian aggression in their country to come to Canada on a temporary basis for three years while they decide their next steps. Initi...
Mar 17, 2022
Vaccinated travellers won't need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1. Incoming tourists will still need to be vacc...
Mar 17, 2022
Case of ex-space agency engineer facing breach of trust charge put off until April
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A former Canadian Space Agency engineer's breach of trust case was put off until mid-April during a brief hearing today at a courthouse south of Montreal. Wanping Zheng, 61, a reside...
Mar 17, 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine shows need to protect Canada's North: Norad
OTTAWA - A senior Canadian general in charge of protecting North American airspace says Russia has the capability to strike this continent, bolstering the need for improved defensive systems. Russia h...
Mar 17, 2022
Newfoundland government opening office in Poland to help relocate Ukrainian refugees
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is opening an office in Poland to help Ukrainian refugees relocate to the province. Premier Andrew Furey announced the plan today in St. Joh...
Mar 17, 2022
Olympic champion Damian Warner aims to be even faster at indoor track championships
Damian Warner scaled the heights of athletic excellence last summer, capturing an Olympic title in the decathlon - the event that unofficially crowns the "world's greatest athlete." But the 32-year-ol...
Mar 17, 2022
Vaccinated travellers won't need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1. Incoming tourists will still need to be vacc...
Mar 17, 2022
World curling championship redo in Prince George for Canada's Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson and Prince George, B.C., are about to get a women's world curling championship do-over. Einarson, third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Brianne Meilleur had just arrived ...
Mar 17, 2022
Indigenous mother proposes class action lawsuit on birth alerts in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - A woman whose newborn was removed by police and social workers in a video broadcast live on social media in 2019 has proposed a class-action lawsuit against the Manitoba government. The wom...
Mar 17, 2022