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US investigating possible air bag failures in GM vehicles
DETROIT - The U.S. government's highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Saf...
Apr 13, 2021
Iran says it will enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher levels than ev...
Apr 13, 2021
Liberals set to dive deeply into child care in April 19 federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are set to dive into child care in next week's budget, with stakeholders being told to expect strings attached to federal cash for provinces who want the money.Sources wi...
Apr 13, 2021
Canada capitalizes on England mistakes to win women's soccer friendly 2-0
STOKE-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom - Evelyne Viens and Nichelle Prince capitalized on defensive miscues and Canada blunted the England attack the rest of the way for a 2-0 win in a women's soccer friendly...
Apr 13, 2021
'A strange thing:' Yukon election ends in a tie. Here's what could happen next
The Yukon territorial election ended in a tie Monday night with the Liberals seemingly headed toward a minority government. The Liberal and Yukon parties sit at eight seats each and the NDP has two. T...
Apr 13, 2021
Senators sign goaltender Mads Sogaard to entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Mads Sogaard to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old recently completed his first full professional season with the Esbjerg Energy of...
Apr 13, 2021
Opposition parties lay out priorities ahead of Liberal government budget next week
OTTAWA - The four opposition parties in Ottawa are making demands of the minority Liberal government ahead of next week's federal budget, but their leverage is limited. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pl...
Apr 13, 2021
Spring break extended at Valhalla Community School due to COVID-19 cases
Spring break for students at Valhalla Community School has been extended due to recent cases of COVID-19 identified at the school, but the students won't be missing out on any learning this year.Two c...
Apr 13, 2021
Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation
BRUSSELS - President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to "de-escalate tensions" following a Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border in their second tense call of Biden'...
Apr 13, 2021
Top military police officer defends unit's handling of sex misconduct cases
OTTAWA - The commander of Canada's military police found himself under the microscope this afternoon as members of a parliamentary committee grilled him over how his officers deal with cases of sexual...
Apr 13, 2021