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Liberals kick-start trade pact challenge to U.S. duties slapped on softwood lumber
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have put the White House on notice that Canada will officially challenge the legality of an American decision to hike duties on softwood lumber heading south of the borde...
Dec 21, 2021
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League pauses season until Jan. 7 as COVID cases surge
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has paused all activities until Jan. 7. The league says the pause is necessary because of surging COVID-19 infection rates in Eastern Canada. Players w...
Dec 21, 2021
Cameron a more seasoned coach in return to Canadian junior hockey team's bench
Ottawa 67's general manager James Boyd was bouncing potential coaching candidates off his longtime friend Dave Cameron when Boyd took a flyer. "All of a sudden I asked the question 'would you ever be ...
Dec 21, 2021
Jury deliberations resume at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury resumed deliberations Tuesday at the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. The jury in Manhattan federal court went back to work in a large room where th...
Dec 21, 2021
Council votes to reopen Crestwood and Moose Recreation centre for one year
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- It was a highly contentious issue during the municipal election, and now the future of Crestwood pool and the Moose Recreation centre is a little more clear, at least for one more ...
Dec 21, 2021
Federal Liberals slash criminal pardon application fee to $50 as of new year
OTTAWA - The federal fee to apply for a criminal pardon will drop to $50 from almost $658 as of the new year. The move announced today fulfils one element of a promise by the Liberals to improve the s...
Dec 21, 2021
New COVID restrictions, Tories boycott security committee : In The News for Dec. 21
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 Dec. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 21, 2021
Small businesses again struggling amid capacity limits
Surging COVID-19 cases brought on by the spread of the Omicron variant have put a damper on the "most wonderful time of year" for small business owners, as multiple provinces reinstate tough public he...
Dec 21, 2021
Tories boycott security committee over refusal to release docs on fired scientists
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole is refusing to name Conservative members to the national security and intelligence committee of parliamentarians. The Conservative leader pulled his party's MPs from the committe...
Dec 21, 2021
Canada, allies must confront China challenge united after two Michaels: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canada owes no debts to its allies, including the United States, for their help in standing up to China and bringing the Meng Wanzhou-two Michaels affair to a close, says Prime Minister Justi...
Dec 21, 2021