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Emergencies Act committee members will take oath of secrecy: government Senate rep
OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the govern...
Feb 22, 2022
Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case
One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter, officials said. Hamilton, 40, pleaded guilty in Fo...
Feb 22, 2022
Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation's capital, a U.S. official said Tuesday, in the face of trucker convoys t...
Feb 22, 2022
Canadian Challenge begins in Elk Ridge with mushers on their way to La Ronge
One hundred dogs and 10 mushers left Elk Ridge on Tuesday at noon and will be arriving in La Ronge tomorrow. It's all part of the 25th annual Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race, which occurs this week a...
Feb 22, 2022
Emergencies Act committee members will take oath of secrecy: government Senate rep
OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the govern...
Feb 22, 2022
U.S. warns Canada, again, that it's not happy about proposed digital services tax
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Trade Representative's office has once again made its feelings clear about Canada's plan to implement a controversial new tax on digital services. The office issued an abrupt sta...
Feb 22, 2022
Vaccines, masks required at universities despite broader relaxing of restrictions
TORONTO - Several Canadian universities are maintaining COVID-19 precautions such as vaccine mandates and masking for in-person classes even as governments roll back pandemic restrictions. Ontario is ...
Feb 22, 2022
Trudeau to address Russia's troop deployment into eastern Ukraine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Russian military's deployment into eastern Ukraine at a news conference this evening. The prime minister is scheduled to appear at 5 p.m. ET alo...
Feb 22, 2022
U.S. envoy Cohen discusses co-operation on Ukraine, convoy protest aftermath
OTTAWA - The American envoy in Ottawa says Canada and the United States are fully aligned on a set of sanctions that will inflict pain on high-level Russians if the country further invades Ukraine. U....
Feb 22, 2022
Canadians Jeff Smith, Matt Campbell to take part in Madison Square Garden darts event
Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell will compete in the Bet365 U.S. Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in June. Americans Danny (The Gambler) Baggish and Jules (The...
Feb 22, 2022