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Court rejects bid to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region over labour concerns
OTTAWA - Activists concerned about forced labour have lost a court bid for a general ban on the Canadian importation of all goods from the Xinjiang region of China. The Federal Court has rejected thei...
Apr 10, 2022
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc wins Formula 1 Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Riding high after a decisive victory for Ferrari in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, Charles Leclerc's belief in the team's prospects are growing by the race. A grand p...
Apr 10, 2022
Liberals planning national policy convention for May of next year
OTTAWA - Liberals plan to gather for a national convention in Ottawa in the spring of next year. The Liberal Party of Canada says the convention, to take place in the national capital May 4-6, 2023, w...
Apr 10, 2022
Kale Porteous Memorial Splash Park to open this summer
BOW ISLAND, AB - Bow Island residents will have a new splash park to play in this summer.Construction will begin this spring on the Kale Porteous Memorial Splash Park, with the hope the park is ready ...
Apr 10, 2022
US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander
WASHINGTON (AP) - After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander, a U.S. official said Sunday. Russia has turned to Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, one of Ru...
Apr 10, 2022
'It was the only one right decision:' Canadian recounts time spent with Ukraine army
TORONTO - Just a few weeks ago Maksym Sliepukhov was taking cover in a Ukrainian forest after Russian missiles hit the army base where he and fellow international volunteers had been training for comb...
Apr 10, 2022
What's Canadian? Regulator will define what qualifies as a Canadian film
OTTAWA - Try to guess which of these movies is Canadian: Disney's "Turning Red," which tells the story of growing up as a Chinese-Canadian teen in Toronto and stars Ottawa-born Sandra Oh, or the Oscar...
Apr 10, 2022
As Pope's apology echoes, U.S. Indigenous boarding-school probe follows Canada's lead
WASHINGTON - On the heels of a historic moment of healing for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, their counterparts in the United States are anxiously anticipating a federal report on residential schools -...
Apr 10, 2022
Frustration over COVID-19 restrictions boosts Quebec Conservatives ahead of fall vote
MONTREAL - As Quebec Conservative Leader ric Duhaime arrived at a rally last Tuesday, he wore a mask, unlike most of the supporters he was greeting. In a province where opposition parties have general...
Apr 10, 2022
Families say 'forced' care won't work for youth while others say it could save lives
Families and advocates of youth addicted to illicit drugs are divided over whether minors should be forced into so-called secure care to stabilize them before longer-term voluntary treatment could be ...
Apr 10, 2022