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China's new envoy to Canada delivers familiar message on justice, rights
OTTAWA - Beijing has a new representative in Canada, but the stern message to Ottawa remains the same. Chinese ambassador Cong Peiwu is reiterating his country's call for Canada to release M...
Nov 22, 2019
Manitoba slams lack of detail on Indigenous child-welfare overhaul plan
WINNIPEG - Canada is only six weeks away from one of the largest-ever reforms to Indigenous child welfare and Ottawa has not shared information about how it will be implemented or funded, Ma...
Nov 22, 2019
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie happy with sale discussions for Als, Lions
CALGARY - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is expressing optimism about the potential sales of the Montreal Alouettes and B.C. Lions. Ambrosie says the CFL is in discussions with one unidentified group...
Nov 22, 2019
Canada casts controversial vote at UN for Palestinian self-determination
OTTAWA - Canada has affirmed it does not share the Trump administration's view that Israel's settlements in the West Bank are legal under international law, casting a vote supporting Palestinian self-...
Nov 22, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack add Super League experience in Brad Singleton, James Cunningham
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have added experience in the form of Leeds Rhinos prop Brad Singleton and London Broncos hooker James Cunningham. Singleton, a 27-year-old Irish international, was part ...
Nov 22, 2019
Quebec auditor general says youth protection delays increase risk
QUEBEC - Children in Quebec aren't able to get prompt help from the province's youth protection agency and those delays could threaten their safety, the province's auditor gen...
Nov 22, 2019
Military facing likely delay in delivery of new search-and-rescue plane
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is refusing to accept the first of its new search-and-rescue planes from European manufacturer Airbus because of concerns with the aircraft's manuals. The new plane ...
Nov 22, 2019
Statcan details wait times for social housing, perceptions on housing overall
OTTAWA - Results from a new national survey show that more than 283,000 households in Canada have someone on a waiting list for affordable housing. The first-of-its-kind data from Statistics Canada al...
Nov 22, 2019
'No substantive progress' in talks as CN Rail workers strike enters fourth day
MONTREAL - The strike at the country's biggest railway has entered its fourth day with no resolution in sight as round-the-clock negotiations continue under the watch of federal mediators. The Teamste...
Nov 22, 2019
Prime Minister Trudeau to meet with Ontario Premier Ford today in Ottawa
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Ottawa today. The sit-down between the pair will be the latest in a series of in-person talks Trudeau is having...
Nov 22, 2019