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Ottawa Senators forge ahead amid turmoil: 'Got to cut the noise out'
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith says his team will just have to block out the noise moving forward. The Senators fired general manager Pierre Dorion on Wednesday after the franchise was forced t...
Nov 02, 2023

Minister intervenes in deportation of man facing death sentence in Egypt
OTTAWA - A man who was set to be deported from Canada to Egypt, where he faces a death sentence, says the federal immigration minister intervened in his case and prevented his removal. Dr. Ezzat Gouda...
Nov 02, 2023

'Abnormal': Quebec says there are still too many asylum seekers entering the province
Quebec's immigration minister says the number of asylum seekers entering the province is "abnormal." Christine Frchette told reporters today that the federal government needs to do more to distribute ...
Nov 02, 2023

Ticats head coach Steinauer won't say who'll be his starting QB against Montreal
HAMILTON - Orlondo Steinauer wasn't tipping his hand Thursday regarding who'll be his starting quarterback Saturday. The Hamilton head coach says he's expecting both veterans Bo Levi Mitchell and Matt...
Nov 02, 2023

Tax avoidance: Canadian companies transferred $120B to Luxembourg, study says
MONTREAL - A Quebec research institute says some of Canada's biggest companies have transferred billions of dollars in profits to Luxembourg to avoid paying domestic taxes. The research published toda...
Nov 02, 2023

Canadian man in Gaza says Ottawa has asked him to be prepared to leave with family
A Canadian man trying to get out of Gaza with his family says Global Affairs Canada has asked him to gather his documents and be prepared to leave at any moment through the enclave's border crossing w...
Nov 02, 2023

Annual Legion Poppy Drive underway
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Flowers usually bloom in spring, but in Canada, there's one flower that doesn't appear until this time of the year.It's the poppy, and the annual poppy campaign from the Royal Canad...
Nov 02, 2023

Canadian prisons 'disturbingly and unconscionably Indigenized': corrections watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal prison watchdog says there are still too many Indigenous people behind bars in Canada. In fact, correctional investigator Ivan Zinger says the problem has gotten significantly wor...
Nov 02, 2023

Alberta projected to spend $41B on healthcare in 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report highlights how much money governments across the country are projected to spend on healthcare this year.The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) said, across ...
Nov 02, 2023

Colombia's government says ELN guerrillas kidnapped the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the weekend kidnapping of the father of Liverpool and C...
Nov 02, 2023