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Northern Sask. flight company says demand overwhelming amid pilot shortage
Barry O'Brien spent last summer flying solo as the only full-time pilot at his own company.As the owner and operator of Voyage Air, O'Brien said he'd like to employ four full-time pilots in addition t...
Feb 23, 2023
Canada's Fernandez and U.S. partner Mattek-Sands ousted from doubles play in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and American partner Bethany Mattek-Sands lost 7-5, 7-5 to Russians Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in the quarterfinals...
Feb 23, 2023
Ontario, federal government reach agreement in principle on health care
The federal government says it has reached an agreement in principle with Ontario on health care. No further details were immediately available after the government made the announcement Thursday morn...
Feb 23, 2023
Buttigieg visits East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment site
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday to tour the site where a train wrecked nearly three weeks ago as the government faces grow...
Feb 23, 2023
Swing and a Miss: Analysts and experts pan decision to keep Jays' radio crew at home
TORONTO - A radio rightsholder's plan to return to pandemic-style remote coverage of Toronto Blue Jays road games is "very short-sighted in terms of the impact it's going to have," a sports marketing ...
Feb 23, 2023
In The News for Feb. 23: Is Ontario ready for a nuclear-powered future?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 ... What we are watch...
Feb 23, 2023
Federal minister to announce recovery funding after B.C.'s 2021 flood: government
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Canada's emergency preparedness minister is returning to the epicentre of flooding that devastated British Columbia's Fraser Valley in November 2021. Bill Blair, along with B.C. Min...
Feb 23, 2023
Canadian grain storage arrived just in time for Ukrainian farmer
CHERNEVE, LVIV OBLAST, UKRAINE - Oleh His marches with pride and purpose in rain-soaked mud through row upon row of large white polyethylene bags, each stamped with a Canadian logo and filled to burst...
Feb 23, 2023
Canada's trade with Russia has plummeted since its invasion of Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada's trade with Russia plummeted in the first 10 months after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, with Ottawa's economic measures barring the export of everything from forklifts to b...
Feb 23, 2023
Nunavut finance minister set to table budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut Finance Minister Lorne Kusugak is set to table the territory's budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year on Thursday. This is to be the second budget the territorial government h...
Feb 23, 2023