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US flies nuclear-capable bombers amid tensions with N. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula again on Wednesday in a show of strength against North Korea amid concerns that the North might co...
Apr 05, 2023
Small businesses not getting what they were promised in aid to offset carbon price
OTTAWA - Small businesses in Canada have received less than 10 per cent of the financial aid they were promised to help them offset the costs of the national price on carbon emissions. The Liberals pr...
Apr 05, 2023
House leader, Taiwan president hold historic meeting in US
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy welcomed Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen for a historic meeting on U.S. soil Wednesday, underscoring U.S. lawmakers' growing support for her sel...
Apr 05, 2023
Vancouver police deployed to end tent encampment in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver police have dispatched officers to a tent encampment on the city's Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. The City of Vancouver says it has asked police to help...
Apr 05, 2023
Tennis Canada to tour country with Davis Cup trophy after 2022 win
TORONTO - Tennis Canada announced Wednesday it will tour the country with the Davis Cup trophy in celebration of Canada's victory in the 2022 event. Canada won the Davis Cup for the first time in the ...
Apr 05, 2023
Indigenous child-welfare settlement heading back to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
OTTAWA - A multibillion-dollar settlement for children and families harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of on-reserve services will be presented to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for approval after be...
Apr 05, 2023
Feds' draft plan to enshrine UN's Indigenous rights declaration 'not perfect' Lametti
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says he knows the government's draft action plan for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not perfect. Lametti mad...
Apr 05, 2023
Canadian cricketers regain one-day international status at Namibia qualifier
WINDHOEK, Namibia - Pargat Singh led the batting attack with 66 runs and bowler Jeremy Gordon took six wickets as Canada wrapped up play Wednesday at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff with a...
Apr 05, 2023
Alberta Premier Smith says UCP paying for possible defamation lawsuit against CBC
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party is paying for legal action she is considering against the CBC, which the Opposition NDP says raises the question of whether the govern...
Apr 05, 2023
Foreign veterinarians save sick elephant at Pakistani zoo
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Veterinarians said they performed a critical procedure to save a sick elephant at a zoo in southern Pakistan on Wednesday. Noor Jehan, 17, was brought to Karachi with three ot...
Apr 05, 2023