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Ottawa announces details of $40 billion Indigenous child-welfare settlement
Ottawa has officially announced it has reached agreements in principle with First Nations partners to compensate children harmed by its underfunding of child welfare.The federal Liberal government say...
Jan 04, 2022

Both sides claim victory after U.S. complaint about Canada's dairy quota practices
WASHINGTON - Arbitrators have issued their final report into U.S. complaints about how Canada is interpreting North American trade rules around dairy imports - and both countries are claiming victory....
Jan 04, 2022

COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron
The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren't climbing as fast. Dr. An...
Jan 04, 2022

Antisemitism envoy, Irwin Cotler, says Quebec's secularism law is discriminatory
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on combating antisemitism says Quebec's law banning teachers and some other public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work is "discriminatory" and authori...
Jan 04, 2022

National Police Federation to host public consultations on future of RCMP in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In the coming weeks, Albertans will be able to share their thoughts and ask questions about the future of the RCMP in the province.There has been talks over the last year of implement...
Jan 04, 2022

Researchers look at the risk of disease transmission through feed ingredients
MELFORT, SASK. - The role of animal feed in the transmission of viral diseases was first identified in 2014 during the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus epidemic in North America. Scientists have conduc...
Jan 04, 2022

Italian star Lorenzo Insigne appears headed to Toronto FC this summer on bumper deal
TORONTO - It appears Toronto FC has succeeded in landing Italian star Lorenzo Insigne. Reports out of Italy suggest an agreement has been struck between the MLS club and the Napoli forward, with sport...
Jan 04, 2022

Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 cases climb in Canada's jails and prisons
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Calls are growing for governments to release inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant spread through the country's corr...
Jan 04, 2022

Watanabe, Mykhailiuk unavailable against Spurs after entering NBA's health protocol
TORONTO - The Raptors have announced that Yuta Watanabe and Svi Mykhailiuk have entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and will not be available for Toronto's game Tuesday night against visitin...
Jan 04, 2022

Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Albany's top prosecutor said Tuesday he is dropping a criminal charge accusing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of fondling an aide. Albany County District Attorney David Soares' ...
Jan 04, 2022