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Pierre Poilievre bringing leadership campaign to Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - One of the leading candidates in the leadership race for the Conservative Party of Canada will be coming to Medicine Hat next month.Pierre Poilievre will be the guest at a fundraisi...
Mar 09, 2022
Canada can help Europe turn to renewables instead of Russian oil: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada cannot realistically help Europe replace its Russian oil imports with Canadian crude or natural gas, but it can and is looking at ways to ex...
Mar 09, 2022
South Korean conservative declares win in presidential race
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A conservative former prosecutor declared victory in South Korea's presidential election on Thursday after his liberal ruling party rival conceded defeat after a bitter battl...
Mar 09, 2022
Unbeaten Bottcher beats Dunstone in extra end to secure playoff spot at the Brier
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Defending champion Brendan Bottcher edged Wild Card Two's Matt Dunstone 8-7 in an extra end Wednesday to lock up a playoff spot at the Tim Hortons Brier. Bottcher forced Dunstone t...
Mar 09, 2022
Arrows lose scrum half Andrew Ferguson for the season due to torn hamstring
Toronto Arrows scrum half Andrew Ferguson has been ruled out for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season due to a torn hamstring. The Canadian international was hurt in the Feb. 6 season opener...
Mar 09, 2022
Guilbeault touts coming green bond, as experts note need to choose projects wisely
OTTAWA - Canada's environment minister says investors will soon get to buy a new government bond aimed at financing green projects, which will be selected under guidelines that experts warn could pose...
Mar 09, 2022
CTV expresses 'regrets' over errors included in Patrick Brown article
TORONTO - CTV News is expressing "regrets" over errors included in a segment that torpedoed Patrick Brown's career in provincial politics. A statement sent by the broadcaster and Brown' s office says ...
Mar 09, 2022
Canada urged to help as millions may starve due to Russian invasion of Ukraine
OTTAWA - The UN World Food Program is warning that millions of people in the developing world and conflict zones are on the brink of starvation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the world...
Mar 09, 2022
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Trudeau's talk of more Canadian defence spending
OTTAWA - The head of the NATO military alliance says he welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's assertion that Canada will be looking at increasing its military spending following Russia's invasion o...
Mar 09, 2022
Dems pushing Ukraine aid, $1.5T budget package through House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats began pushing $13.6 billion in aid for besieged Ukraine and European allies through the House on Wednesday, part of a $1.5 trillion bipartisan compromise to finance federal...
Mar 09, 2022