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Redblacks fill out coaching staff, add Miles as defensive co-ordinator
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have named Barron Miles as their defensive co-ordinator for the upcoming CFL season. Miles returns to the CFL as a defensive co-ordinator after he was fired, along with h...
Dec 05, 2022
Polytechnique announces 2022 Order of the White Rose scholarship recipient
MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental engineering student intent on researching solutions to the global climate crisis is the latest recipient of a $30,000 prize established in honour of the 14 women kill...
Dec 05, 2022
Canada imposes more sanctions in Haiti, targeting country's wealthiest people
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing more sanctions on Haitian elites it accuses of empowering gangs in the Caribbean country. The new sanctions freeze Canadian assets held by three of the country's wealthiest...
Dec 05, 2022
Emhoff to host Jewish leaders for discussion of antisemitism
WASHINGTON (AP) - Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will host Jewish leaders this week to discuss a rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States. The Whi...
Dec 05, 2022
Richard Serra's art installation hard to miss in Qatar desert, once you get there
ZEKREET, QATAR - Art stands tall in the desert some 75 kilometres northwest of Doha. You need a rugged vehicle and no small resolve to find it, given signage is almost non-existent. The last few kilom...
Dec 05, 2022
Ukraine reports new barrage of Russian strikes
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian officials are reporting a new barrage of Russian missile strikes across the country. Media reports referred to explosions in several parts of the country, including the ...
Dec 05, 2022
Modular farm project to provide year-round produce at grocery store
MELFORT, SK - The lack of a steady supply of produce has prompted an eastern Saskatchewan Co-op to take matters into its own hands.The board of directors with Legacy Co-op has approved a modular farm ...
Dec 05, 2022
Sudanese generals, pro-democracy group sign framework deal
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan's ruling generals and the main pro-democracy group on Monday signed a framework deal until elections but key dissenters have stayed out of the agreement. The deal pledges ...
Dec 05, 2022
In The News for Dec. 5: Can Ottawa be compelled to repatriate 19 Canadians from Syria
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 Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 ... What we are watching ...
Dec 05, 2022
Canada, China set to co-host global nature talks even as diplomatic tensions persist
OTTAWA - A major UN conference on biodiversity will get underway in Montreal Tuesday with a lofty goal to get every country to agree to protect almost one-third of the world's land and oceans before t...
Dec 05, 2022