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Toronto Raptors player Svi Mykhailiuk condemns Russian attack on Ukraine
Svi Mykhailiuk of the Toronto Raptors has condemned the Russian attack on his Ukrainian homeland. On his Instagram account on Thursday, Mykhailiuk posted a joint statement with fellow Ukrainian NBA pl...
Feb 24, 2022

Michael Moldaver to retire from Supreme Court of Canada in September
OTTAWA - Justice Michael Moldaver plans to step down from the Supreme Court of Canada on Sept. 1, a few months before he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 75. Chief Justice Richard Wagner says M...
Feb 24, 2022

'We are all Ukrainian,' envoy tells Canada as he laments breakdown in world order
OTTAWA - As the world watched war arrive in Ukraine, Andrii Bukvych was hearing first-hand accounts from family and loved ones in Kyiv. His mother, his sister and her son could hear the explosions, wh...
Feb 24, 2022

AP source: Oklahoma GOP Sen. Inhofe to announce retirement
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe plans to announce soon that he will retire from Congress before his six-year term is up, triggering a special election this year in Oklahoma to pick his replacement, accordi...
Feb 24, 2022

Verdict reached for 3 ex-officers charged in Floyd killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A jury has reached a verdict in the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. The jury's verdict after two day...
Feb 24, 2022

Bob Izumi's 'Real Fishing Show' comes to an end after 38 years, but he's not retiring
He's put Canada's longest-running syndicated fishing show to bed, but Bob Izumi isn't retiring. Last week, Izumi announced his "Real Fishing Show" had come to an end after 38 seasons. That prompted a ...
Feb 24, 2022

B.C. can no longer wait to fight climate change after fires, floods, slides: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's environment minister says the province can't afford to wait any longer to confront climate change after last year's devastating fires, floods, slides and heat waves. Geor...
Feb 24, 2022

Parents of teen charged in school shooting to stand trial
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. - A judge has ordered the parents of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Rochest...
Feb 24, 2022

Emergency powers end but questions linger on future of protest and legacy of actions
OTTAWA - The secure perimeter around downtown Ottawa, guarded by police checkpoints, will remain through the weekend as the local force tries to maintain peace and order in Canada's capital city witho...
Feb 24, 2022

Atletico Ottawa appoints Spain's Carlos Gonzalez as CPL team's second head coach
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa has named Spain's Carlos Gonzalez its new coach on a two-year contact. The 35-year-old succeeds fellow Spaniard Mista, the Canadian Premier League team's inaugural coach whose...
Feb 24, 2022