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Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday, the latest e...
Dec 20, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Defence Department gets OK to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has quietly received approval to buy 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear for a price tag of $7 billion, sources tell The Canadian Press. More coming. The ...
Dec 20, 2022
Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the COP15 biodiversity framework reached Monday in Montreal was possible because Canada and China were able to set aside their diplomatic differenc...
Dec 20, 2022
Ottawa police chief vows there won't be a repeat of last winter's 'Freedom Convoy'
Ottawa's chief of police says the force is making preparations to handle a potential return of the "Freedom Convoy" next February. Eric Stubbs sent a letter to the mayor and the chair of the Ottawa Po...
Dec 20, 2022
Touchdown Atlantic to return in 2023 as Argonauts and Roughriders meet in Halifax
HALIFAX - Touchdown Atlantic is returning on July 29 with a marquee Canadian Football League matchup. The defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts will take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Hal...
Dec 20, 2022
Quebec premier 'more optimistic' on health-funding deal after meeting with Trudeau
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is "more optimistic" about reaching a health-care funding deal with Ottawa after his meeting today with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Legault spoke t...
Dec 20, 2022
Canadian Premier League voluntarily recognizes new players' association
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League says it has voluntarily recognized that the Professional Footballers Association of Canada will represent professional soccer players under contract to CPL teams....
Dec 20, 2022
Southern B.C. snowstorm halts flights at Vancouver airport, creates travel chaos
VANCOUVER - Most of British Columbia is covered by weather warnings as snow, extreme cold and arctic winds grip the province, forcing the suspension of all flights at Vancouver International Airport a...
Dec 20, 2022
Air Force reinstates officers disciplined for 'egregious' fighter pilot call sign
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is reinstating two officers disciplined over a homophobic nickname given to a fighter pilot. Maj.-Gen. Iain Huddleston announced the decision to reinstate Col. Co...
Dec 20, 2022
The Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year since 1946
OTTAWA - The group of "Freedom Convoy" protesters who took over the streets around Parliament Hill and blockaded border crossings to demand an end to COVID-19 restrictions has been named The Canadian ...
Dec 20, 2022