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US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip
BERLIN (AP) - Another member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19. U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for the virus on Wednesday while visiting Berlin, a...
May 18, 2022
Canada on 'upward trajectory' on NATO spending, modernizing Norad: defence minister
WASHINGTON - The federal government is on an "upward trajectory" when it comes to meeting NATO spending targets and modernizing Norad, but Defence Minister Anita Anand stopped well short Wednesday of ...
May 18, 2022
Liberals not keen on NDP push to hike GST rebate, Canada Child Benefit cheques
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the new national child-care deals are saving Canadians thousands of dollars and helping offset the hits that keep coming to grocery and gas bills. But the p...
May 18, 2022
Aeroplan-funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June
OTTAWA - The first free commercial flights to Canada for Ukrainian refugees offered through a fundraising drive involving Aeroplan points won't be available until June. The goal was to cover flights t...
May 18, 2022
Canadian women to host South Korea in Toronto in June soccer friendly
TORONTO - The Canadian women's soccer team will host South Korea on June 26 at Toronto's BMO Field. Canada is ranked sixth in the world compared to No. 17 for South Korea. The Canadian women last play...
May 18, 2022
Families watch as suicide prevention committee voted down
Jude Ratt was disappointed and angry after watching the Saskatchewan government decline to strike a bipartisan special committee of the Legislature with the NDP on the mental health crisis and addicti...
May 18, 2022
Aeroplan-funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June
OTTAWA - The first free commercial flights to Canada for Ukrainian refugees offered through a fundraising drive involving Aeroplan points won't be available until June. The goal was to cover flights t...
May 18, 2022
Federal lawyer asks judge to strike out spy service employee's discrimination lawsuit
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer is asking a judge to toss out the claim of a spy service employee who alleges he endured racial discrimination and physical abuse from colleagues. Lawyer Sean Gaudet, represe...
May 18, 2022
‘I don’t think there really is trust:’ Lauther discusses CFL labour talks
If trust is a major factor in labour negotiations, the talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association may be in trouble."I don't think there really is trust," kicker Brett Lauther, one of the Sask...
May 18, 2022
Animal welfare advocates ask court to stop white-tailed deer cull south of Montreal
MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec lawyer is going before the Superior Court to prevent the cull of white-tailed deer living in a forest on Montreal's South Shore. Lawyer Anne-France Goldwater, who has pr...
May 18, 2022