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Passengers disarm gunman who killed DC employee, shot others
WASHINGTON (AP) - An armed man shot three people, killing one, in a Wednesday morning rampage in the nation's capital that started on a city bus and ended in a Metro tunnel after passengers attacked a...
Feb 01, 2023
John Herdman says while he has got job offers, he is staying on as Canada coach
John Herdman is staying put. After a morning of speculation fuelled by a New Zealand report that the Canada men's soccer coach had agreed to take over the 105th-ranked All Whites, Herdman and Canada S...
Feb 01, 2023
Former Tory interim leader, longtime Manitoba MP Candice Bergen stepping down
OTTAWA - Former Conservative interim leader and longtime Manitoba member of Parliament Candice Bergen has announced she is stepping down. Bergen said in a video posted to Twitter that she submitted a ...
Feb 01, 2023
Maple Leafs happy to be on Pendrith's golf bag as Canadian partners with Arnett
TORONTO - Will Arnett and Taylor Pendrith love the Toronto Maple Leafs. And the Maple Leafs? They love them right back. Pendrith, a PGA Tour player from nearby Richmond Hill, Ont., debuted a new golf ...
Feb 01, 2023
Dr. Deena Hinshaw finds temporary public health post in B.C.
VICTORIA - The former chief medical officer of health in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, has a new short-term role as the deputy provincial health officer in British Columbia.B.C.'s provincial health offi...
Feb 01, 2023
NDP seeks to probe federal contracts with other consulting firms — not just McKinsey
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the a House of Commons committee to expand its study of federal contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company and include other consulting firms that have received large c...
Feb 01, 2023
Trudeau says Quebecers are not racist as he stands by Elghawaby appointment
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's new special representative on combating Islamophobia is the perfect person to help Canadians grapple with difficult conversations about religion. Q...
Feb 01, 2023
MPs to vote on proposal to resettle 10,000 displaced Uyghur people
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will vote this afternoon on whether Ottawa should start a refugee program to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China. Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi proposed the ...
Feb 01, 2023
Goalie Ilya Samsonov expected to start for Maple Leafs against Bruins
TORONTO - Goaltender Ilya Samsonov is expected to start for the Toronto Maple Leafs when they host the Boston Bruins tonight. It will be Samsonov's eighth consecutive game in net for the Maple Leafs. ...
Feb 01, 2023
Competition Bureau to investigate industry claims of sustainable forestry management
The federal Competition Bureau has started an inquiry into whether industry claims that vast stretches of Canadian forest are sustainably managed constitute false advertising. The inquiry comes in res...
Feb 01, 2023