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Afghan interpreters demand Ottawa keep promise to help endangered family members
OTTAWA - Dozens of Afghan interpreters who worked with Canada's military gathered on Parliament Hill to demand the federal government help their family members. The government introduced a special imm...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. using Defense Production Act to kick-start domestic critical minerals production
WASHINGTON - The White House says President Joe Biden will use the Defense Production Act to boost production of critical minerals in the United States. The wartime-era law allows the president to ord...
Mar 31, 2022
Starting Friday, vaccinated travellers to Canada don't need a COVID-19 test
OTTAWA - Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of Friday. The change is a departure from Canada's policy since the early days of the pandemic, and the struggling...
Mar 31, 2022
Jack Campbell close to returning for Leafs; Mrazek likely out at least six weeks
TORONTO - Jack Campbell is on the cusp of returning to the Maple Leafs' crease. Petr Mrazek, meanwhile, will once again be out for an extended period. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe said before Thur...
Mar 31, 2022
Supreme Court restores multimillion-dollar fine for Quebec maple syrup thief
OTTAWA - Canada's highest court says one of the men behind the notorious 2012 maple syrup heist in Quebec will have to pay a $9.1-million dollar fine. In a unanimous decision today, the Supreme Court ...
Mar 31, 2022
Veteran outfielder Dexter Fowler officially signs with Toronto Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Dexter Fowler has signed a minor-league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, with an invitation to major league spring training. The veteran outfielder's arrival at the Blue Jays spring tr...
Mar 31, 2022
Federal housing council calls for budget funding for urban, rural Indigenous
OTTAWA - A federal housing council says the government should invest at least $6.3 billion over this year and next to deal with the immediate housing needs of Indigenous Peoples living in urban, rural...
Mar 31, 2022
Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes...
Mar 31, 2022
Man tells jury: I never agreed to kidnap to Gov. Whitmer
One of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified Thursday in his own defense and denied any role in a wild conspiracy to get her before the 2020 election. Dan...
Mar 31, 2022
RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings
HALIFAX - In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the s...
Mar 31, 2022