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Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria
OTTAWA - The federal government is appealing a judge's declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa's help to return home. In a filing today in the Federal Cour...
Feb 10, 2023
Canadian organizations deploy aid workers in Turkey to help earthquake survivors
TORONTO - Canadian organizations are deploying aid workers to help the survivors of a disastrous earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria. More than 22,000 people have been killed and thousand...
Feb 10, 2023
Parksville eyes ambassador honour & statue for late Phil St. Luke
PARKSVILLE - A community icon in the Oceanside region is set to receive some posthumous honours.Phil St. Luke passed away in mid-January at the age of 70, leaving behind a near-endless legacy of commu...
Feb 10, 2023
FBI searching Pence home as part of classified docs probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is searching former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home as part of a classified records probe, according to a person familiar with the search. The person was not authori...
Feb 10, 2023
Canadian Olympian Marie-Michele Gagnon to retire following alpine ski season
Three-time Canadian Olympian Marie-Michele Gagnon has announced she will retire from alpine ski racing at the conclusion of the World Cup season. The 33-year-old from Lac-Etchemin, Que., is the lone e...
Feb 10, 2023
Canada's Miller continues carving out name with G League Ignite as eyes set on NBA
Unwavering self-confidence has gone a long way in keeping Leonard Miller level-headed in his journey to being a potential first-round NBA draft pick in June. It was just under two years ago when the S...
Feb 10, 2023
Canadiens sign defenceman Jordan Harris to two-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed rookie defenceman Jordan Harris to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Friday. The deal, which runs through the 2024-25 campaign, carries an...
Feb 10, 2023
Ottawa spending $2M on new unmarked graves report lacks 'transparency': official
OTTAWA - A special appointee for unmarked graves says a federal decision to contract an international organization to engage with Indigenous communities on the issue lacks transparency and risks causi...
Feb 10, 2023
Trade Minster says she hopes public sees her 'sincerity' since admitting ethics error
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says she hopes Canadians will see the "sincerity" in her efforts to make amends after breaking the country's ethics rules. Ng is testifying before a parli...
Feb 10, 2023
North Vancouver mayor says former councillor and his daughter killed in house fire
VANCOUVER - Flags in the City of North Vancouver are at half-mast to mark a former councillor's death in a house fire. North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan says in a statement that former councillor B...
Feb 10, 2023