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No Fighter Jets Coalition protests Canada's planned F-35 purchase
OTTAWA - A group called the No Fighter Jets Coalition is holding weekend rallies to oppose Ottawa's plans to buy F-35 strike fighters. The Canadian Press revealed last month the Department of National...
Jan 06, 2023
Kraken reassign Canada world junior captain Wright to OHL's Frontenacs
SEATTLE - The NHL's Seattle Kraken have returned top prospect Shane Wright to the Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs. Wright was captain of Canada's gold-medal-winning team at the 2023 world ...
Jan 06, 2023
Quebec woman returned from ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria granted bail
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman facing terrorism charges after returning from a detention camp in northeastern Syria last October has been granted bail. The details of Oumaima Chouay's bail hearing or the r...
Jan 06, 2023
Figure skater Keegan Messing crossing fingers he doesn't miss birth of second child
The Canadian figure skating championships are going to be a roller-coaster of emotions for Keegan Messing. Not only are they expected to be his final national event - he plans to retire this off-seaso...
Jan 06, 2023
Canada's under-18 women's hockey team chases repeat gold in world championship
The women's world under-18 hockey championship returns to its regular time slot with Canada chasing a second gold medal in less than seven months. The Canadians open defence of their title Sunday agai...
Jan 06, 2023
Police associations to examine issues behind officer killings after recent deaths
TORONTO - Some of Canada's largest police associations say they are banding together to identify the root causes behind the killings of five police officers in the past four months. The Canadian Polic...
Jan 06, 2023
Djokovic beats Shapovalov; advances to face Medvedev in Adelaide semis
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 at the Adelaide International on Friday to set up a semifinal with Daniil Medvedev. The combined ATP-WTA event is a wa...
Jan 06, 2023
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard etches name into WJC history books with scoring output
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard strung together the best scoring performance at a world junior hockey championship in 20 years, leading his country to its 20th gold medal on Thursday. The 17-year-old ha...
Jan 06, 2023
In The News for Jan. 6, 2023: Are there toxic contaminants in some Alberta snowpacks?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 ... What we are watching ...
Jan 06, 2023
Prince Edward Island bald eagle receives rare surgery, heads to new home in Halifax
He won't be able to soar into the skies or skim the waters with his wings, but a bald eagle treated at a veterinary college at the University of Prince Edward Island after being hit by a car in Octobe...
Jan 06, 2023