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Trudeau says Ottawa looking at bail reform after letter from premiers demands action
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking "carefully" and "quickly" at a letter from Canada's premiers calling for reforms to the country's bail system. Premiers from all 1...
Jan 16, 2023
Guilbeault gives green light to James Bay lithium mine with 271 conditions
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new lithium mine in northern Quebec can go ahead with more than 270 conditions to protect wildlife and respect Indigenous use of the lands of tra...
Jan 16, 2023
Canadian forward Jonathan David reaches 40-goal milestone with France's Lille
Thanks to a two-goal performance against Troyes, Canadian Jonathan David has become the first foreign player to reach 40 goals with Lille in France's Ligue 1. The forward from Ottawa, who turned 23 Sa...
Jan 16, 2023
As federal workers return to the office, some decry lack of direction, long commutes
Ottawa public servant YuTaek Hwang has been working remotely for nearly three years. But despite the fact that a back-to-office mandate for federal workers takes effect beginning this week, Hwang said...
Jan 16, 2023
Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro
ROME (AP) - Italy's No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police sa...
Jan 16, 2023
In The News for Jan. 16 : New mental health support for Canadian veterans
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 16, 2023
Course aims to fill gap by training therapists on needs of veterans, first responders
OTTAWA - It wasn't until psychologist number three that retired warrant officer Brian McKenna was able to find someone who, in his words, "had a clue." McKenna, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan now...
Jan 16, 2023
Trudeau to visit rare earths element processing plant in Saskatoon today
SASKATOON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today to visit a rare earths element processing plant. Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and the group of 17 metals and minerals ...
Jan 16, 2023
Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) - A spokesman for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a passenger plane that...
Jan 16, 2023
Andreescu's 'Aha moment' made Australian Open win possible
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Bianca Andreescu traces the path that brought her back to the tennis tour after a mental health break - and, on Monday, put her back in the win column thanks to beating a s...
Jan 15, 2023