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Canada's international development minister urges WHO to approve Medicago vaccine
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago's COVID-19 shot so it can be donated and used by the COVAX vaccine-sharing ...
Mar 21, 2022

Habs trade Lehkonen to Avalanche for Barron, second-round pick in 2024
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Artturi Lehkonen to the Colorado Avalanche. Montreal gets defenceman Justin Barron and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft in return. The 20...
Mar 21, 2022

Boris Becker accused of hiding tennis trophies during trial
LONDON (AP) - Former tennis champion Boris Becker went on trial Monday in London for allegedly concealing property - including nine trophies - from bankruptcy trustees and dodging his obligation to di...
Mar 21, 2022

Feds 'disappointed' Russian flight used humanitarian claim to enter Canadian airspace
OTTAWA - A senior official at Transport Canada is accusing a Russian airliner of having falsely claimed to be a humanitarian flight to circumvent a ban and enter Canadian airspace last month. Aeroflot...
Mar 21, 2022

Nashville's Josi, Winnipeg's Connor, Arizona's Crouse named NHL's stars of the week
NEW YORK - Nashville Predators defenceman Roman Josi, Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor and Arizona Coyotes forward Lawson Crouse have been dubbed the NHL's three stars of the week. Josi put up nine a...
Mar 21, 2022

Wild acquire Marc-Andre Fleury; Johansson back to Caps
The Minnesota Wild addressed their inconsistent goaltending situation by acquiring Marc-Andre Fleury in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. The deal was confirmed by a person with direct kn...
Mar 21, 2022

Ottawa under pressure as CP Rail stoppage enters second day as talks continue
OTTAWA - The pressure is on in Ottawa today as a CP Rail work stoppage enters its second day. Industry leaders and politicians have urged Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan to end the labour dispute after...
Mar 21, 2022

Foreign affairs minister says Russia to face more sanctions over Ukraine invasion
MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada will soon impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Joly made the comments to reporters today after delivering a speech t...
Mar 21, 2022

Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such "unstable and coercive behavior" that steps were taken ...
Mar 21, 2022

More conservation officers ready to patrol Alberta
The Alberta government has announced that new conservation officers will be deployed across the province to conserve and protect Alberta's Crown lands through education, prevention, and enforcement.Th...
Mar 21, 2022