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US drops name of Trump's 'China Initiative' after criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is scrapping the name of a Trump-era initiative intended to crack down on economic espionage by Beijing but criticized as unfairly targeting Chinese professors...
Feb 23, 2022
Ticats offensive lineman Van Zeyl again bringing awareness to homelessness
Even on his worst days, Chris Van Zeyl has never had to worry about having a roof over his head, a warm bed to sleep in or where his next meal was coming from. On Friday night, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
Feb 23, 2022
Major Crimes Unit investigating 'suspicious sudden death' near Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - RCMP have called in the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit to investigate what they believe to be a "suspicious sudden death."Emergency responders were called out to an areas off...
Feb 23, 2022
Ukrainian community in Canada hopeful but on edge as tensions escalate with Russia
Iryna Matsiuk checks the news as soon as she wakes up each morning, hoping the escalating Russian-Ukrainian crisis won't put her family in harm's way. Matsiuk, who has been living in Saskatoon since 2...
Feb 23, 2022
Canadian military's limits to be tested as fears of war with Russia mount
OTTAWA - The Canadian military's limits are being put to the test with the deployment of hundreds of additional troops and hardware to reinforce the NATO military alliance in eastern Europe. Prime Min...
Feb 23, 2022
Russia state TV paints Moscow as savior of eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - As the West sounded the alarm about the Kremlin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine and decried it as an invasion, Russian state media painted a completely different picture - of Moscow...
Feb 23, 2022
Toronto FC signs Kadin Chung amidst talk a more experienced fullback in on his way
Toronto FC added former Pacific FC defender Kadin Chung to its first-team roster on Wednesday amidst speculation that a more experienced fullback signing is in the works. The MLS team has been linked ...
Feb 23, 2022
NDP asks Liberals to drop appeal of tribunal ruling in EI mat leave case
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are asking the country's employment minister to drop the government's appeal of a decision that found employment insurance rules discriminatory against new mothers. ...
Feb 23, 2022
Scherzer arrives in Porsche as MLB lockout talks resume
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer arrived in a black Porsche and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole joined the talks Wednesday as baseball players and management met for a third straigh...
Feb 23, 2022
Report on possible mystery brain disorder in New Brunswick to be released Thursday
FREDERICTON - A report from an oversight committee studying possible cases of a mysterious neurological disease in New Brunswick will be released Thursday. Families of the 48 patients identified by pr...
Feb 23, 2022