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Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country's hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protester...
Nov 28, 2022
Opposition, experts praise new Indo-Pacific strategy but want implementation plan
OTTAWA - Opposition parties and geopolitical experts say they welcome the Liberals' new Indo-Pacific strategy, but it needs an implementation plan. Ministers revealed the government's priorities for t...
Nov 28, 2022
Senior Air Force officers charged over 'inappropriate' fighter pilot nickname
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force says two senior officers have been charged for allegedly failing to stop a group of fighter pilots from assigning an inappropriate nickname to another member in J...
Nov 28, 2022
5 officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police van
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Five Connecticut police officers were charged with misdemeanors Monday over their treatment of a Black man after he was paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police va...
Nov 28, 2022
Indo-Pacific strategy adds new pressures to navy amid personnel, warship challenges
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's new Indo-Pacific strategy represents a marked shift for the Canadian Armed Forces, and in particular the Royal Canadian Navy. One expert says it will also put more pr...
Nov 28, 2022
Former employee launches discrimination complaint against Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - A former member of the Vancouver Canucks' coaching staff has launched a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, alleging she was fired because of her sex, mental illness and physica...
Nov 28, 2022
Courting Disaster: Sportsnet loses Davis Cup feed just before Canada's historic win
The timing of a technical glitch that knocked the Davis Cup final off the air on Sportsnet couldn't have come at a worse time for tennis fans across Canada. Instead of watching the dramatic scenes of ...
Nov 28, 2022
Feds must deliver 'concrete actions' to fix emergency response on First Nations: AG
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general says the federal government cannot blame its failure to improve First Nations emergency management on a lack of outreach from the communities themselves. Karen Hogan ...
Nov 28, 2022
More missiles hit as Ukrainians brace for 'worst winter' since Second World War
KYIV, Ukraine - Another barrage of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country's struggle to restore its power network as winter sets in. "As we speak now, Russia h...
Nov 28, 2022
Robertson, Morrissey, Sorokin named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Dallas Stars left-wing Jason Robertson, Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey and New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Robertson h...
Nov 28, 2022