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Rugby Canada names Kevin Rouet women's head coach ahead of Rugby World Cup
Sandro Fiorino is out as head coach of the Canadian women's rugby team, replaced by assistant coach Kevin Rouet. The move comes less than seven months before Canada, currently ranked fourth in the wor...
Mar 15, 2022
White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announce...
Mar 15, 2022
Montreal police make arrest after 10-year old girl seriously injured in beating
Montreal police say they are investigating the assault of a 10-year old girl who was beaten and dragged in the streets by a man on Monday. Police spokesperson Sgt. Raphal Bergeron said today the girl ...
Mar 15, 2022
Injured Canadian says there was no warning ahead of missile attack on Ukrainian base
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man who was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles on Sunday says there was no warning of the attack. Hunter Francis of...
Mar 15, 2022
Quick Quotes: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech to Canada's Parliament
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for more support and the closure of his country's airspace during a virtual address to Canadian members of Parliament and...
Mar 15, 2022
Window-blind makers ask Health Canada for rules delay as COVID snarls supply chains
OTTAWA - An association of window-blind makers is warning of a steep financial hit to companies, and potentially the loss of thousands of jobs, in a few weeks unless Health Canada delays enacting a ne...
Mar 15, 2022
As new Omicron variant looms, White House urges Congress to restore COVID-19 funding
WASHINGTON - With yet another COVID-19 variant on the march, the White House is pleading with Congress to resurrect $15.6 billion in lapsed pandemic funding. The aid was stripped from last week's deal...
Mar 15, 2022
Germany to disarm far-right extremists, restricts gun access
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's top security officials announced a 10-point plan Tuesday to combat far-right extremism in the country that includes disarming about 1,500 suspected extremists and tightening ba...
Mar 15, 2022
Former CFL quarterback Henry Burris joins B.C. Lions coaching staff
VANCOUVER - Henry Burris is back in the CFL. Burris joined the B.C. Lions coaching staff Tuesday as an offensive consultant. The former CFL quarterback spent the previous two seasons on the Chicago Be...
Mar 15, 2022
Young sisters recovering after being bear-sprayed during afternoon home invasion
NANAIMO - A pair of teenage sisters are recovering after being hit with a blast of bear spray during a home invasionPolice say just before 3 p.m. on Monday, March 14 in the 5200 block of Lost Lake Rd....
Mar 15, 2022