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Hajdu looking at 'realistic timeline' to end First Nations boil-water advisories
OTTAWA - Canada's new minister of Indigenous services says she's considering what the new timeline should be to lift remaining long-term drinking-water advisories on First Nations. Patty Hajdu enters ...
Nov 11, 2021
Toronto's DeLeon, Endoh and Vancouver's Ricketts, Rose eligible for MLS free agency
Toronto FC's Nick DeLeon and Tsubasa Endoh and Vancouver's Tosaint Ricketts and Andy Rose are among the 127 MLS players eligible for free agency. All four are out of contract. Toronto and Vancouver al...
Nov 11, 2021
Calgary Stampeders can extend playoff streak to 16 straight years with win over B.C.
Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders can extend their season Friday night while effectively putting an end to the B.C. Lions' 2021 campaign. Calgary (6-6) visits B.C. (4-8) on Friday night need...
Nov 11, 2021
Trudeau calls for clearing cyberspace of hate, disinformation at peace forum
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling an international audience that hate speech, disinformation and online extremism can't be allowed to prevent people from enjoying the freedom that cybe...
Nov 11, 2021
105 containers that fell off cargo ship believed to have sunk: coast guard
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes that many, if not all, of the 109 containers that fell from a cargo ship off Victoria in late October have sunk. The containers were tossed from th...
Nov 11, 2021
Expert at Rittenhouse trial zeroes in on just a few minutes
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Less than three seconds elapsed between the time a protester in the streets fired a shot in the air and Kyle Rittenhouse opened fire with his rifle, a use-of-force expert testifie...
Nov 11, 2021
Canadian veteran helps Afghan interpreter and his family escape Taliban rule
This Remembrance Day, the first since Afghanistan fell to Taliban forces in the summer, will be difficult for Canadians who fought in the Middle Eastern country, says a veteran who served two missions...
Nov 11, 2021
Canadians welcomed to attend Remembrance ceremonies, told to wear masks and distance
OTTAWA - Canadians will return to cenotaphs and monuments across much of the country on Thursday morning to remember and pay their respects to those who fought and died in service of Canada.This year'...
Nov 11, 2021
Sudanese general tightens grip on power, 2 weeks after coup
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan's top general has re-appointed himself as head of the army-run interim governing body, a sign that he is tightening his grip on the country two weeks after he led a coup a...
Nov 11, 2021
Military faces cold weather issues as it pumps clean drinking water in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A flowing river that turns to solid ice in October, freezing pipes and frosty arctic temperatures are all routine for Nunavummiut. But those issues were a first for a water treatmen...
Nov 11, 2021