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Veteran American receiver Derel Walker signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Derel Walker is back in the East Division. The veteran CFL receiver signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday. The club also signed American defensive lineman Jamal Davis II. Walker,...
Sep 27, 2023
Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms
WASHINGTON - Canadian cannabis companies are cheering a Senate committee's decision today to push forward with easing federal financing restrictions on the U.S. industry. The Senate banking committee ...
Sep 27, 2023
Minister urges U.S. to stand strong with Canada in regulating tech giants like Meta
WASHINGTON - Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is urging the United States to stand strong with Canada over regulating tech giants in order to protect the news industry. St-Onge made the comm...
Sep 27, 2023
New federal electoral boundaries now in effect
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If the next federal election were to take place after April 22, 2024, some residents would find themselves voting in a different riding.Elections Canada said orders describing and nam...
Sep 27, 2023
US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political in...
Sep 27, 2023
Turkey senior diplomat 'disappointed' by Canada's ongoing arms-export embargo
OTTAWA - Turkey's deputy minister of foreign affairs says Ankara still wants Canada to drop its arms embargo. Ahmet Yildiz said in a keynote address Tuesday, during a forum organized by the Institute ...
Sep 27, 2023
Military's key witness takes stand at court martial for Lt.-Gen. Whelan
OTTAWA - The court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is hearing today from the complainant in the case, who is testifying about the personal relationship she had with Whelan in 2010 and 2011. Whelan ...
Sep 27, 2023
Ottawa rolls out voluntary code of conduct for AI as 'fear' persists over its use
MONTREAL - The federal government is unfurling a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development. Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Ch...
Sep 27, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares charged
CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several Calgary daycares. The city allege...
Sep 27, 2023
Disputed immigration provision requires link to national security, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a provision of federal immigration law can be used to bar people on security grounds for engaging in violence only when there is a clear connection to nationa...
Sep 27, 2023