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More RCMP sent to bolster international court war crimes investigation of Russia
OTTAWA - Canada is sending additional RCMP officers to assist the International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Public Safety Minister Marco...
Mar 29, 2022
Oil and gas sector needs to cut emissions by 40% in new reduction plan
The federal government's new emissions reduction plan is calling for a huge reduction in Canada's oil and gas industry.The plan, tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday by Environment Minister Steve...
Mar 29, 2022
TSB Canada to release final report into train derailment in B.C. that left three dead
CALGARY - An investigation report into a fatal train derailment near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta is to be released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Thursday. The d...
Mar 29, 2022
Quebec drivers who turn 75 no longer need to take physical, eye exam to keep licence
MONTREAL - Quebecers who turn 75 will no longer be required to pass a visual or medical exam to keep their driver's licence. The province's vehicle licensing corporation, Socit de l'assurance automobi...
Mar 29, 2022
Wolfville, N.S. will play host to regular-season CFL game in July
HALIFAX - The Canadian Football League announced Tuesday that Wolfville, N.S. will host a regular-season game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts on July 16. "On behalf of the S...
Mar 29, 2022
With Canada in World Cup, fan allegiances among multicultural fanbase could be split
While some soccer fans in Canada are feeling elation over the country's World Cup qualification, others are less certain where their allegiances will lie when the showcase tournament kicks off this ye...
Mar 29, 2022
Europeans expel dozens of Russian envoys to combat espionage
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - In what appeared to be a coordinated action to tackle Russian espionage, at least four European allies expelled dozens of Russian diplomats on Tuesday. The expulsions com...
Mar 29, 2022
Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Celebrated U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma joined refugees from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Tuesday for a performance of Mozart's Eine...
Mar 29, 2022
Sport Minister: Mechanism for reporting harassment, abuse in place by late spring
Pascale St-Onge says plans are in place for an independent mechanism for the reporting of maltreatment in sport, and it will be operational by late spring. Canada's Sport Minister released a statement...
Mar 29, 2022
Connecting fleeing Ukrainians with Canadian community support could prove difficult
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress says it's concerned about the plan to support those fleeing to Canada from Ukraine because there is no plan to effectively track them once they arrive. The fed...
Mar 29, 2022