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Canada takes on Curaçao in CONCACAF Nations League play as contract talks continue
VANCOUVER - After a drama-filled week away from the field, Canada's men's soccer team will finally play in front of hometown fans tonight. The 38th-ranked Canadians are kicking off CONCACAF Nations Le...
Jun 09, 2022
BoC set to outline financial system risks and vulnerabilities as inflation weighs
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will outline what it sees as the key vulnerabilities and risks to Canada's financial system later this morning. The central bank's annual financial system review comes as d...
Jun 09, 2022
Trudeau to meet with Biden, California governor on Day 2 of Summit of the Americas
LOS ANGELES - It's an itinerary worthy of Hollywood: the governor of California, the man who runs Google and the president of the United States. Day 2 at the Summit of the Americas is shaping up to be...
Jun 09, 2022
Canada's women's soccer squad to face Australia, New Zealand in September friendlies
The Canadian women's soccer team will head Down Under for a pair of friendlies in September. Canada, ranked sixth in the world, will take on the Australia and New Zealand, co-hosts of the 2023 Women's...
Jun 08, 2022
Waive biometric, document requirements for families of Afghan interpreters: committee
OTTAWA - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afgh...
Jun 08, 2022
White House champions summit initiatives despite no-shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The White House on Wednesday pushed back against the notion that the absence of several key leaders from this week's Summit for the Americas amounts to a backslide for democracy as ...
Jun 08, 2022
Cancelling friendly a 'tough decision' for Canadian soccer team: captain
VANCOUVER - Refusing to play a friendly game against Panama on Sunday was a decision the Canadian men's soccer team didn't take lightly, says Atiba Hutchinson. Locked in a prolonged contract dispute w...
Jun 08, 2022
Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee ...
Jun 08, 2022
Overdose prevention app now available across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has expanded the availability of the Digital Overdose Response System (DORS) app.DORS is a confidential, anonymous, and professional program that will dispat...
Jun 08, 2022
Peace Officer impersonation under investigation in Valleyview
The Valleyview RCMP is investigating an incident where a man was impersonating an officer. At approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday police responded to a 9-1-1 call in the MD of Greenview near Valleyview....
Jun 08, 2022