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Lack of powder silences Vancouver's historic Nine O'Clock Gun indefinitely
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver parks board says the city's historic Nine O'Clock Gun is being silenced by a lack of explosive powder that's needed to fire it. A statement from the board says the type of bl...
Feb 10, 2022
Canada, Britain discussing Russia sanctions if it invades Ukraine, says U.K. envoy
OTTAWA - Britain's envoy to Canada says the two countries are co-operating on a tough new set of sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine. Susannah Goshko, the British High Commissioner to Canad...
Feb 10, 2022
New Argos running back Harris says he's always played with a chip on his shoulder
TORONTO - Andrew Harris has played football with a huge chip on his shoulder for the last 11 seasons and that's not about to change with the Toronto Argonauts. Harris, who turns 35 in April, signed wi...
Feb 10, 2022
Defence Department failed to spend $1.2B in funding last year, most due to delays
OTTAWA - New figures show the Department of National Defence failed to spend more than $1.2 billion of its allotted budget in the last fiscal year, the majority due to delays in the purchase of new eq...
Feb 10, 2022
New Brunswick judge rejects 'rambling' anti-vax arguments from four public servants
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick judge has rejected a bid by four public servants to overturn the province's recent decision to place them on unpaid leave for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...
Feb 10, 2022
Teenager stabbed near Montreal-area high school on Tuesday has died, police say
Montreal police say a teenager who was stabbed during an altercation between students outside a Montreal-area high school on Tuesday has died. Police say the 16-year-old boy died today in hospital. Th...
Feb 10, 2022
Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
BILLINGS, Mont (AP) - A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday after they were removed in the waning days of the Trump administration. U.S. District Jud...
Feb 10, 2022
Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full ac...
Feb 10, 2022
Convoy protests creating political nightmare for Liberals and Conservatives alike
OTTAWA - Toronto Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says he agrees with his colleague Jol Lightbound that the "divisive" rhetoric about getting vaccinated has to end, even if he is not fully onside wi...
Feb 10, 2022
St. Louis looking to prove doubters wrong yet again as Canadiens interim coach
BROSSARD, Que. - Martin St. Louis built a Hockey Hall of Fame playing career from proving everybody wrong. As the new Montreal Canadiens interim head coach, St. Louis is back home to do just that all ...
Feb 10, 2022