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House of Commons set to welcome back public, lift COVID-19 ban on visitors
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will next week lift a ban on public visits, introduced more than two years ago to stem the spread of COVID-19. The Commons chamber's public gallery will reopen on Monday,...
Apr 21, 2022

Gausman shuts down Red Sox, Blue Jays hold on for 3-2 win
BOSTON (AP) - Kevin Gausman took a shutout into the ninth inning, and Jordan Romano escaped with a save on Thursday as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2. Gausman (1-1) struck out eight...
Apr 21, 2022

B.C. police probe possible hate crime over arson fire at home of Ukrainian pastor
VICTORIA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress and its British Columbia council are calling on police in Victoria to investigate an arson fire as a hate crime. The congress says in a statement that someon...
Apr 21, 2022

Honduras ex-president Hernández extradited to US
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Honduras extradited former President Juan Orlando Hernndez to the United States on Thursday to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leade...
Apr 21, 2022

New area code comes to Alberta this weekend
Starting on Saturday you may see a new Alberta area code showing up on your caller ID.A new 368 area code is being introduced, the fifth area code for the province. The 368 area code joins 403, 587, 7...
Apr 21, 2022

Kentucky abortion law blocked in win for clinics
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a state law that effectively eliminated abortions in Kentucky after the state's two remaining clinics said they couldn't meet its...
Apr 21, 2022

B.C. prioritizing negotiation over litigation for Indigenous rights
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has developed "a new approach to litigation" as part of its process to implement its 2019 legislation adopting the United Nations Declaration on the ...
Apr 21, 2022

Electric vehicle popularity grows in 2021 but still not on track for federal targets
OTTAWA - Electric vehicle sales grew almost 60 per cent last year but they need to pick up the pace even more to hit federal sales mandates expected by the end of this year. Statistics Canada says Can...
Apr 21, 2022

Military officer retires, heads to Ukraine amid sex misconduct investigation
OTTAWA - A senior military officer who was under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct has retired and travelled to Ukraine. Defence sources say lieutenant-general Trevor Cadieu hung up his unif...
Apr 21, 2022

Ottawa making good on threat to unilaterally protect Quebec caribou: minister
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he's acting on his threat to unilaterally protect Quebec caribou after the province failed to meet a deadline to provide an acceptable pl...
Apr 21, 2022