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Japan princess says lives lost in Ukraine breaks her heart
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito's only daughter, Princess Aiko, said she is heartbroken by the loss of many lives in Ukraine during her first solo news conference Thursday as an adult royal mem...
Mar 17, 2022

Mad Hatter & Happy Hatter - March 17
Mad HatterCanadians really need to think what freedom really is. Coming from a war torn country that you are afraid to go out of your home, where guns are everywhere, Canadians are afraid a little nee...
Mar 17, 2022

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...
Mar 17, 2022

Under headline jobs figures, report finds pockets of weakness in rebound for women
OTTAWA - A new report says women's historically high numbers in the country's labour force remain below where they might have been if COVID-19 had never occurred. The report from the Labour Market Inf...
Mar 17, 2022

More Line 5 disputes, GG requested briefing on Indian Act : In The News for March 17
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 March 17 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 17, 2022

Michigan wants 'to have its cake and eat it too' on Line 5: chambers of commerce
WASHINGTON - Business leaders from the United States and Canada are again wading into the fray over Line 5, accusing the state of Michigan of dragging its heels to ensure the controversial cross-borde...
Mar 17, 2022

Canada's first Indigenous Governor General requested briefing on the Indian Act
OTTAWA - Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow First Nations to move awa...
Mar 17, 2022

Toronto volunteers collect, send tactical supplies to Ukraine amid war with Russia
TORONTO - Julia Zaritsky has spent most of her days over the last two weeks figuring out how to buy and ship tactical supplies to Ukrainians fighting the Russian invasion of their country. It's a comp...
Mar 17, 2022

Russian attacks batter Ukraine as Putin warns of 'traitors'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian airstrike ripped apart a theater where hundreds of people have been living in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said, as Russian President Vladimir Puti...
Mar 17, 2022

Nadal improves to 18-0 with win over Opelka at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Nursing a nagging foot injury, Rafael Nadal became the second player in ATP Tour history to start a season 18-0, edging Reilly Opelka 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Wednesday in the fourth...
Mar 16, 2022