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Lopez Obrador keen to engage Trudeau on Indigenous reconciliation challenges
OTTAWA - The Mexican ambassador to Canada says President Andrs Manuel Lopez Obrador is keen to engage Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on finding ways to heal relations with Indigenous Peoples in his cou...
Nov 18, 2021
Liberals set to bring in tougher version of bill to ban conversion therapy
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is set to introduce a tougher version of its earlier bill to ban conversion therapy, which failed to pass before Parliament was dissolved for the election. Nicholas Sch...
Nov 18, 2021
Canadian Medical Association urges federal government to protect health-care workers
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to fulfil its promise to support health-care employees amid continuing online harassment of physicians and other workers. The...
Nov 18, 2021
24-bed cold weather shelter set to open in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A place designed to provide shelter from the harsh winter months is opening again for another year.The Nanaimo Family Life Association, in partnership with the Nanaimo Region John Howard Soc...
Nov 18, 2021
Canada's Tajon Buchanan runner-up as MLS young player of the year
Canadian winger Tajon Buchanan finished runner-up to FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi as the 2021 MLS Young Player of the Year. The 22-year-old from Brampton, Ont., who plays for the New England Revolut...
Nov 18, 2021
Quebec premier set to announce plan to increase number of Quebec-born NHL players
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is scheduled to make an announcement later today related to the development of professional hockey in the province. Legault has been dropping hints about his ...
Nov 18, 2021
Quebec premier set to announce plan to increase number of Quebec-born NHL players
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is scheduled to make an announcement later today related to the development of professional hockey in the province. Legault has been dropping hints about his ...
Nov 18, 2021
Most Tory MPs vaccinated, but those who aren't should do it: Opposition House leader
OTTAWA - Opposition House leader Gerard Deltell says any of his Conservative colleagues who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 should roll up their sleeves. Starting Nov. 22, those wishing to acc...
Nov 18, 2021
Emergency request filed as execution looms for Julius Jones
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Attorneys for Julius Jones have filed a last-minute, emergency request seeking a temporary stop to his execution scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has ...
Nov 18, 2021
Doubts over China tennis star's email raise safety concerns
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top government official of sexual assault purportedly sent an email claiming she was safe and t...
Nov 18, 2021