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New Brunswick man injured in attack on Ukraine military base returns home
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man who was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles two weeks ago has returned home. Twenty-four-year-old Hunter Francis...
Mar 28, 2022
Sexsmith Bulk Water Station reopens for public use
After closing over three months ago, Aquatera has reopened the Sexsmith Bulk Water Station. The station has been closed since December 23, due to ice build-up on the concrete pads caused by the cold w...
Mar 28, 2022
A look at federal child-care deals signed with jurisdictions across Canada
Ontario has signed a child-care agreement with the federal government, making it the last jurisdiction to sign onto a national plan to bring $10-a-day child care to every province and territory by 202...
Mar 28, 2022
New emissions plan coming this week more specific than ever, Guilbeault says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will show Canadians this week how many greenhouse gas emissions every polluting sector in the country will have to cut if Canada is to hit its latest cl...
Mar 28, 2022
Eriksen to captain Denmark on return to Parken Stadium
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Christian Eriksen will captain Denmark in a friendly match against Serbia on Tuesday when he plays at Parken Stadium for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest there ...
Mar 28, 2022
Liberals expected to launch negotiations to buy F-35 fighter jets
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is expected to announce today that it will enter into final negotiations on purchasing the F-35 fighter jet. Government and industry sources have told The Canadian Pres...
Mar 28, 2022
Ontario MPP Randy Hillier facing charges after Ottawa convoy protest
OTTAWA - Randy Hillier, an independent member of Ontario's legislature, surrendered to Ottawa police on Monday to face nine charges related to his involvement in the protest that seized the core of th...
Mar 28, 2022
'Absolutely tragic': Three children, two adults dead after Brampton, Ont., house fire
Three children and two adults died in an early-morning house fire in Brampton, Ont. on Monday, as firefighters risked their lives to battle the flames, a fire chief said. Brampton Fire Chief Bill Boye...
Mar 28, 2022
Elections Canada report finds failures denied First Nations voters right to vote
OTTAWA - Elections Canada has apologized to voters in three Ontario First Nations communities after breakdowns in communication led to them being denied their right to vote in the last election. An in...
Mar 28, 2022
Zelenskyy: Ukraine seeking peace 'without delay' in talks
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine could declare neutrality and offer security guarantees to Russia to secure peace "without delay," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of another expected round of tal...
Mar 28, 2022