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Immigration minister welcomes news Canadians can get tourist visas to India again
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he's happy to hear that Canadians can once again get electronic tourist visas to India after two months of diplomatic tensions. Word of the change came f...
Nov 22, 2023
Halifax to host Curling Trials for '26, Liverpool, N.S., to host mixed doubles Trials
HALIFAX - The Canadian Curling Trials for the 2026 Milan Olympics will be held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Curling Canada said Wednesday. The competition, set for Nov. 22-30, 2025, will deter...
Nov 22, 2023
Fighting inflation half-heartedly would be ‘huge mistake,’ BoC's Macklem warns
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warns fighting inflation half-heartedly and living with its consequences would be a huge mistake. The governor is delivering a speech to the Sai...
Nov 22, 2023
North Korea fires a missile toward the sea a day after it launched a spy satellite, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea performed a suspected failed missile test on Wednesday night, South Korea's military said, hours after Seoul said it would resume front-line aerial surveillance i...
Nov 22, 2023
Alberta allows nurse practitioners to open clinics, take on patients
EDMONTON, AB - Nurse practitioners are now able to open their own clinics and take on patients as part of Alberta's efforts to expand primary care.These nurses have completed graduate studies and can ...
Nov 22, 2023
No evidence to support conspiracy between 'Freedom Convoy' organizers: defence
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich's defence team says there's no evidence to support that she and a fellow "Freedom Convoy" organizer should be viewed as co-conspirators in court, because their actions were not il...
Nov 22, 2023
NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh impressed by players' engagement
Marty Walsh has shaken a lot of hands through the years. As a union leader, as the mayor of Boston, and as U.S. President Joe Biden's first labour secretary. Nine months into his new gig, Walsh is doi...
Nov 22, 2023
India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals, easing diplomatic row between the 2 countries
NEW DELHI (AP) - India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved...
Nov 22, 2023
India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals, easing diplomatic row between the 2 countries
NEW DELHI (AP) - India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved...
Nov 22, 2023
Health Canada lifts years-long mad cow blood donation ban in Quebec
Quebec's blood supply agency says Health Canada has lifted a longstanding ban on blood donations in the province that stemmed from fear of mad cow disease. Hma-Qubec vice-president Dr. Marc Germain sa...
Nov 22, 2023