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Jan. 6 committee seeks interview with GOP Rep. Scott Perry
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection requested an interview and documents from Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania on Monday, marking the first ...
Dec 20, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Joly tests positive for COVID-19 and is isolating
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking a rapid test. Joly disclosed the result on Twitter, saying she is in isolation awaiting the result of a PCR...
Dec 20, 2021
Kaiden Guhle named captain for Team Canada at world junior hockey championship
CALGARY - Kaiden Guhle has been named Canada's captain for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. Jake Neighbours and 2021 gold medallist Cole Perfetti will serve alongside Guhle as alternate ...
Dec 20, 2021
Canada's electric vehicle charging ambitions falling short, industry group says
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising to spend close to $880 million over the next four years to build about 65,000 new charging stations for electric or fuel cell-powered passenger vehicles. B...
Dec 20, 2021
Think you have COVID-19 during the Omicron wave? Here's what to do
OTTAWA - Nearly two years into the pandemic, most people know what to do when they feel ill to stop the spread of COVID-19. The highly transmissible new variant has thrown some of the old rules for a ...
Dec 20, 2021
New Redblacks GM Shawn Burke aims to create winning culture in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks expect to win and they believe Shawn Burke is the man to help them do just that. The Redblacks officially introduced Burke as their new general manager at a press confere...
Dec 20, 2021
Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism
WASHINGTON (AP) - Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials are issuing detailed new rules prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activities. The n...
Dec 20, 2021
Think you have COVID-19 during the Omicron wave? Here's what to do
OTTAWA - Nearly two years into the pandemic, most people know what to do when they feel ill to stop the spread of COVID-19. The highly transmissible new variant has thrown some of the old rules for a ...
Dec 20, 2021
Saskatchewan man braving the elements on quest to Timber Bay school
While many Saskatchewan residents get ready for some rest and relaxation over the holidays, one man is instead walking over 300 km in the snow.B'yauling Toni, a non-Indigenous 21-year-old man from Sas...
Dec 20, 2021
Prosecutor expects 29 sex misconduct cases to stay in military justice system
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces' top prosecutor says he expects more than two dozen criminal cases in which sexual misconduct charges have already been laid will remain with the military's justice ...
Dec 20, 2021