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Canada, U.S. business leaders urge Congress to demand to see northern border plan
WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. and Canadian business leaders is pushing Congress for a plan to ease restrictions at the land border with Canada. The group, led by the North American Strategy for Competi...
Aug 05, 2021
Ottawa announces $6 billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care
MONTREAL - The Canadian government is giving Quebec about $6 billion over five years, a significant portion of which will go to the province's child-care network. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made th...
Aug 05, 2021
Sage Watson, 4x400m hurdles relay team qualifies for final
Sage Watson and the Canadian 4x400 metre relay team have qualified for the final.Watson ran the second leg of the race that took place early this morning.Team Canada ran a time of 3:24.05 placing fift...
Aug 05, 2021
Hajdu pens letter to Alberta, asks for science behind plan to lift COVID rules
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has sent a letter to her Alberta counterpart saying she shares concerns about the province's plan to lift all of its COVID-19 health restrictions. In the l...
Aug 05, 2021
Ottawa won't share details on Afghan refugees due to security reasons: Mendicino
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government won't share details on the numbers and whereabouts of Afghan refugees who landed in Canada yesterday and those who will arrive...
Aug 05, 2021
Top court turns down family's request to seal material found in van attacker's home
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to keep some information barred from public view in the Toronto van attack case. Family members of Alek Minassian, who killed 10 people whe...
Aug 05, 2021
Three-medal day for Canada as Damian Warner wins decathlon gold, sets Olympic record
TOKYO - Seemingly poised for victory from the very beginning of the decathlon, Canadian Damian Warner cruised to a record-setting gold-medal victory - one of three medals for Canada at the Tokyo Olymp...
Aug 05, 2021
Police investigate slaying of man, 32, gunned down in home on Montreal's south shore
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police are investigating another fatal shooting with possible links to organized crime in the Montreal area. Longueuil, Que., police say a man was shot at least one time inside his r...
Aug 05, 2021
Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The protg of Iran's supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country's new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration that completes hard-line...
Aug 05, 2021
Start time of Canada-Sweden women's soccer gold-medal game changed to evening
CHIBA, Japan - Olympic organizers are changing the start time of the women's soccer gold-medal game between Canada and Sweden. A Canada Soccer spokesperson confirms the match will now be played Friday...
Aug 05, 2021