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White House: Russia, N. Korea engaged in food for arms deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Thursday said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongy...
Mar 30, 2023
NHLPA boss Marty Walsh outlines early priorities in new role
TORONTO - Marty Walsh is a big-time sports fan. He's now in a big-time job with the NHL Players' Association. The former U.S. secretary of labor in President Joe Biden's cabinet met the media for the ...
Mar 30, 2023
Liberals must create national autism framework after Tory bill gets unanimous support
OTTAWA - A bill that commits the government to tabling a federal framework on autism will become law after passing unanimously in the House of Commons this week. Conservative member of Parliament Mike...
Mar 30, 2023
Inquiry into N.S. mass shooting calls for sweeping changes to gun laws
OTTAWA - The inquiry into a mass shooting that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia in 2020 is calling on the federal government to ban all semi-automatic handguns and many types of semi-automatic rifle...
Mar 30, 2023
Blue Jays put pitchers Ryu and White on injured list to finalize opening day roster
Pitchers Hyun Jin Ryu and Mitch White were placed on Toronto's injured list as the Blue Jays finalized their opening day roster. Ryu was put on the 15-day IL retroactive to March 27 as he continues to...
Mar 30, 2023
Carbon price and rebates rising Saturday in Ontario, Prairies
OTTAWA - It will cost many Canadians a bit more to fill their gas tanks or heat their houses next month as the national carbon price rises Saturday in the three Prairie provinces and Ontario. At the s...
Mar 30, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada to review Charter arguments in fentanyl trafficking case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether police violated a man's Charter rights while impersonating a drug dealer in order to arrest him. The sequence of events began in June 2017 whe...
Mar 30, 2023
Judge’s ruling undercuts US health law’s preventive care
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law Thursday in a decision that oppon...
Mar 30, 2023
Law exempting on-farm fuel from carbon tax heading to Senate
OTTAWA - A private member's bill that would create specific carve-outs for farmers in Canada's carbon pricing scheme has passed in the House of Commons. The bill would exempt farmers from paying for e...
Mar 30, 2023
Former Conservative MP Candice Bergen to help run Tory election campaign in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Candice Bergen has signed on to co-chair the Manitoba Progressive Conservative election campaign, weeks after resigning her seat in the House of Commons. Bergen, who was the member of Parli...
Mar 30, 2023