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Housing crunch prompts efforts to stabilize immigration levels, say federal ministers
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Minister Marc Miller say the federal government is working to stabilize the number of people entering the country every year as housing pressures ...
Jan 12, 2024

Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific. The two spoke on ...
Jan 12, 2024

Source: Defensive lineman Wakefield signs extension to remain with Redblacks
OTTAWA - Michael Wakefield is staying put. According to a league source, the veteran American defensive lineman has signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Redblacks. The six-foot-three, ...
Jan 12, 2024

Canadians helped plan U.S., U.K. attacks on Houthis in Yemen: Defence Department
OTTAWA - The Defence Department says Canadian Armed Forces members provided planning support for the U.S.-led attack on Houthi positions in Yemen Thursday but no Canadian equipment was involved. Three...
Jan 12, 2024

Number of newly licensed Quebec nurses reaches 10-year low
MONTREAL - The number of new nursing licences issued in Quebec has reached a 10-year low as the province struggles to staff its medical facilities. The professional order that regulates nursing in the...
Jan 12, 2024

Canadian offensive lineman Adams faces a busy off-season preparing for NFL draft
It's the start of a rather unconventional and unique job interview for Isaiah Adams. Over the next three-plus months, the Canadian offensive lineman will be tested, interviewed and evaluated repeatedl...
Jan 12, 2024

Toronto FC training camp opens with medicals then a flight to warm-weather Florida
Toronto FC players are scheduled to report for medicals Saturday before heading south for Florida next Tuesday in search of warm weather. The MLS club, in is first pre-season under former Canada coach...
Jan 12, 2024

South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis happiest when UFC cage door closes
TORONTO - Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis is in his happy place when he steps into the Octagon, as evidenced by the wide smile always present during pre-fight introductions. "It's the thing I love mos...
Jan 12, 2024

Canada doesn't support 'premise' of South Africa's case against Israel at world court
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada supports the International Court of Justice but that doesn't mean Canada supports the premise of South Africa's genocide case against Israel. On Thur...
Jan 12, 2024

Buffalo supermarket gunman who killed 10 will face the death penalty in federal hate crimes case
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, they said in a court filing Friday. Payton Gendron...
Jan 12, 2024