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Joly tells UN assembly Putin is losing grip on reality, a year after Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on reality, a year after his invasion of Ukraine. Canada is pushing the United Nations General As...
Feb 22, 2023
Haitian group asks Canada to condemn 'racism' in Dominican Republic deportations
OTTAWA - A group in Haiti that supports people sent home from the neighbouring Dominican Republic is calling on Canada to raise the alarm about accusations of inhumane and racist treatment. Violent ga...
Feb 22, 2023
Oceanside parent loses $32,000 through cruel 'your child is in jail' scam
PARKSVILLE - A local parent lost thousands of dollars as part of a phone scam in which she was told her daughter was in jail and required immediate assistance. The Oceanside parent made two separate "...
Feb 22, 2023
Calgary Dinos focused on playoffs after capping season with 23-game winning streak
CALGARY - Centre Riley Stotts took a welcome break from studying for a geography exam this week to discuss the University of Calgary Dinos' record-breaking 23-game winning streak in Canada West men's ...
Feb 22, 2023
Manitoba's Jennifer Jones reaches playoffs at Tournament of Hearts
Manitoba's Jennifer Jones reached the playoffs at the Canadian women's curling championship Wednesday with a 7-6 win in an extra end over Casey Scheidegger's wild card team. Jones topped Pool B at 6-1...
Feb 22, 2023
International group asks to be given a chance on unmarked graves contract
OTTAWA - The head of an international organization Ottawa hired to give advice on identifying possible remains in unmarked graves at former residential schools says to give its coming work a chance. T...
Feb 22, 2023
'Incredibly premature' to consider drug decriminalization, Alberta police chiefs say
CALGARY - The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police says it believes, based on research it commissioned, that it would be "incredibly premature" to think about decriminalizing drugs. Instead, it say...
Feb 22, 2023
Judge to amend order restricting strike action in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - A Northwest Territories Supreme Court judge says he will amend an order restricting strike action in Yellowknife after mediation between lawyers representing the city and Public Service ...
Feb 22, 2023
Hockey Canada renews partnership with Sheldon Kennedy's Respect Group
CALGARY - Hockey Canada says it has renewed and expanded a partnership with Respect Group, an advocacy organization co-founded by former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy. In a statement released Wednesday, ...
Feb 22, 2023
Ahead of energy talks, Quebec premier says open to paying N.L. more for electricity
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is open to making "adjustments" to the Churchill Falls energy agreement between his province and Newfoundland and Labrador ahead of the offici...
Feb 22, 2023