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Liberals set to begin consultation on creation of foreign influence registry
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to take the next step toward creating a registration system to help prevent foreign meddling in Canadian affairs. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino plans...
Mar 09, 2023

Blue Jays beat Braves, lose to Rays in split-squad spring training games
George Springer hit a two-run homer as a Toronto Blue Jays split squad beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in spring training baseball action Thursday. Another Jays split squad was defeated 6-1 by Tampa Bay a...
Mar 09, 2023

Canadians can experience several means of foreign interference: expert
OTTAWA - Allegations of foreign interference in Canada's democracy have dominated discussions on Parliament Hill for the past week, with the prime minister unveiling new measures aimed at investigatin...
Mar 09, 2023

Mail delivery in Nanaimo goes electric
NANAIMO - Canada Post has unveiled its new electric-powered delivery vehicles, with Nanaimo being the first in Canada to swap out its entire fleet from gas to electricity. President and CEO of Canada ...
Mar 09, 2023

Law delaying expansion of assisted dying regime to March 2024 passes
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill to delay the planned expansion of Canada's medically assisted dying regime has passed third reading in the Senate. The expansion, which was originally slated for March 17, woul...
Mar 09, 2023

Germany: Deaths, injuries in shooting inside Hamburg church
BERLIN (AP) - Shots were fired inside a church in the northern German city of Hamburg on Thursday night, and an unspecified number of people were killed or wounded, police said. Police said on Twitter...
Mar 09, 2023

St-Onge, COC respond to letter calling for hard ban of Russian, Belarusian athletes
Canada's sport minister and the Canadian Olympic Committee have restated that Russia and Belarus should be excluded from the next Olympics, but differ on if athletes from those countries could be allo...
Mar 09, 2023

Split verdict for ex-Fox execs in soccer rights bribe case
NEW YORK (AP) - A former Fox executive was convicted Thursday of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches. A second ex-exec...
Mar 09, 2023

Prospects Taylor, Brodrique set for their CFL audition at national combine
Jake Taylor won't have to venture far to participate in the CFL's national combine. The versatile University of Alberta Golden Bear will be among 87 prospects participating in the combine March 21-25 ...
Mar 09, 2023

Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan books playoff ticket at Tim Hortons Brier
LONDON, Ont. - Northern Ontario coach Mike Harris didn't say a word when Tanner Horgan vented some frustration by smacking the top of a water bottle a few times after giving up a mid-game steal on Thu...
Mar 09, 2023