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Canada pledges $229 million to help victims of Syria conflict, refugees
OTTAWA - Canada is giving $229 million in aid for Syria and neighbouring nations hosting refugees from the war-torn state. The aid package includes $169 million for food, clean water and hygiene and h...
May 10, 2022
Bloc Québécois wants to end daily prayer in House, but Trudeau says not a priority
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois says it's time to end the daily reading of a prayer in the House of Commons and replace it with a moment of reflection. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is against the idea,...
May 10, 2022
Haaland moving to Man City after deal with Dortmund
Manchester City has agreed to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund, bringing in one of the world's most exciting young players as a belated replacement for club great Sergio Aguero. The 21-year-...
May 10, 2022
'Wagatha Christie': Soccer spouses' libel battle opens in UK
LONDON (AP) - A trial involving two soccer spouses, one of whom publicly called out the other for allegedly leaking her private social media posts to a British tabloid newspaper, opened Tuesday in Lon...
May 10, 2022
Flames' Jacob Markstrom among Vezina Trophy finalists as NHL's best goaltender
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom was among three Vezina Trophy finalists named today. Juuse Saros of the Nashville Predators and Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers are also in the...
May 10, 2022
'Wagatha Christie': Soccer spouses' libel battle opens in UK
LONDON (AP) - A trial involving two soccer spouses, one of whom publicly called out the other for allegedly leaking her private social media posts to a British tabloid newspaper, opened Tuesday in Lon...
May 10, 2022
Ottawa weighing ballistic missile defence as part of North American defence upgrades
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the federal government is weighing whether Canada should join the U.S. in actively defending against intercontinental ballistic missiles. Anand made the comm...
May 10, 2022
Help heal Indigenous residential school trauma, public safety minister tells RCMP
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is directing the head of the RCMP to work closely with Indigenous communities to address the traumatic legacy of residential schools. In a new mandate l...
May 10, 2022
'It didn't cross their minds': Emergency director says RCMP didn't consider alert
HALIFAX - The head of Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Office sayshe found it surprisingthe RCMP waited so long to issue a provincewide alert about a gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour ram...
May 10, 2022
Man convicted of torching Nanaimo apartment after fight with his mother
NANAIMO - Days after allegedly assaulting and threatening to kill his mother, a Wakesiah Ave. apartment the two shared was destroyed in a deliberately set fire.Andrew John Chant, 37, was found guilty ...
May 10, 2022