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Indigenous delegation to meet Pope Francis at Vatican set for March
An Indigenous delegation is to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in early spring to discuss reconciliation and healing after a visit was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint stateme...
Feb 01, 2022
Trucker protest continues in Ottawa, Trudeau contracts COVID: In The News for Feb. 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 01, 2022
Statistics Canada set to give first glimpse at how economy fared in 2021
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to provide its preliminary reading of how the economy fared last year. The release this morning will include a first estimate of growth in real gross domestic p...
Feb 01, 2022
Remaining protesters say they will not leave until all COVID restrictions are lifted
OTTAWA - Crowds have thinned out considerably on Parliament Hill and the surrounding area, where anti-COVID restrictions demonstrators have been protesting for days. But those that remain say they are...
Feb 01, 2022
A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK'd books
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - As the Chinese government tightened its grip over its ethnic Uyghur population, it sentenced one man to death and three others to life in prison last year for textbooks drawn in ...
Jan 31, 2022
Halak, Boeser help Canucks top Blackhawks 3-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Vancouver Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau likes his goaltender tandem of Thatcher Demko and Jaroslav Halak. It was Halak's turn on Monday night. Halak made 20 saves and Brock Boeser scored...
Jan 31, 2022
Tim Stutzle finds OT winner as Senators edge Oilers 3-2
Tim Stutzle scored a picture perfect overtime goal as the Ottawa Senators beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday night. Stutzle squeezed the puck to the top corner to beat Mikko Koskinen with 37.6 second...
Jan 31, 2022
Raptors end Hawks' 7-game win streak behind Trent, Siakam
ATLANTA - Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors snapped Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 106-100 victory on Monday night. Trent, who has scored at l...
Jan 31, 2022
NHL, players' association announces new changes to COVID-19 protocol
The National Hockey League and its players' association announced new changes to its COVID-19 protocol, including a removal of daily tests for the fully vaccinated. The league says the new rules will ...
Jan 31, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs stage latest comeback win to beat New Jersey Devils 6-4
TORONTO - Jason Spezza, Mitch Marner and Ilya Mikheyev scored third-period goals to give the Toronto Maple Leafs another comeback win, this time a 6-4 decision against the New Jersey Devils on Monday....
Jan 31, 2022