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Joy is gone but hope remains: Canadian ambassador to Ukraine on invasion anniversary
Ukraine's capital city was eerily quiet Friday as people in Kyiv marked the start of its second year of war since the Russian invasion. In a city of millions, the sidewalks were mostly empty and littl...
Feb 24, 2023
Canada sending another $30M in aid to Turkey, Syria, as rebuild begins
OTTAWA - The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations. Internatio...
Feb 24, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal
EDMONTON - Three Mtis groups have signed a deal with Ottawa that recognizes them as Indigenous governments. The deal between the federal government and the Mtis nations of Alberta, Saskatchewan and On...
Feb 24, 2023
Hootsuite to ditch free plan, begin charging users for social media tool
VANCOUVER - Hootsuite says it will eliminate the free tier of its social media management tool next month. The Vancouver-based technology company says the tool, which allows users to browse, manage an...
Feb 24, 2023
Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B health-care deal
WINNIPEG - The federal government says in a news release that it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province's health-care system over 10 years....
Feb 24, 2023
Canadians 'Stand with Ukraine' on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion
From coast to coast, thousands of Canadians are expected to take part today in a series of rallies in support of Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. Spearheaded by the Ukrainian ...
Feb 24, 2023
Purdue's Zach Edey makes strong case to be player of year
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Brian Nash vividly remembers the first impression Zach Edey made at IMG Academy. The school's coaches were fascinated with the basketball newcomer's size, his potential. Th...
Feb 24, 2023
Live updates | Russia Ukraine War Anniversary
KYIV, Ukraine - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his country has delivered four advanced Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Morawiecki told a news conference in Kyiv Friday that the tanks have a...
Feb 24, 2023
'This could be the year we achieve something:' 'Caps confident ahead of new season
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini and his Vancouver Whitecaps coaching staff wanted to give their players a little time off as they prepared for the Major League Soccer season in Palm Springs, Cali., in recen...
Feb 24, 2023
Olympic gold medals won by Percy Williams to be replaced 43 years after theft
VANCOUVER - The family of a historic Canadian Olympian is set to receive a pair of new gold medals Friday, more than 40 years after the originals won by sprinter Percy Williams disappeared. Williams t...
Feb 24, 2023