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Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette resigned on Friday, three months into his 11th consecutive term in office. Gov. Tony Evers appointed former Treasurer Sa...
Mar 17, 2023

Unionized staff at Iqaluit Housing Authority go on strike over wages
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority formed a picket line in chilly temperatures outside the housing office in the Nunavut capital Friday morning, demanding better wag...
Mar 17, 2023

Tuberculosis outbreak declared in Pond Inlet, Nunavut
POND INLET, Nunavut - The Nunavut Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Pond Inlet. The territory's chief public health officer says there are currently five active cases and 22...
Mar 17, 2023

Hockey Canada hires human rights leader as first vice-president, diversity, inclusion
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has hired human rights leader Irfan Chaudhry as its first vice-president of diversity and inclusion. The national sports organization announced the move Friday, saying in a rel...
Mar 17, 2023

Ottawa requests joint 'working group' on oilsands contamination with Alberta
The federal environment minister wants to set up a new group with the Alberta government and Indigenous communities to monitor contamination problems in the oilsands. Steven Guilbeault proposed the id...
Mar 17, 2023

Funding secured to build medicine production facility in Edmonton
EDMONTON, AB - Albertans could soon be taking more domestically-manufactured medicines.The Canadian Critical Drug Initiative (CCDI) is led by Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API), in partnership wi...
Mar 17, 2023

Canada's Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold to lock up Crystal Globe
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. - Canada's Reece Howden led from start to finish to win gold at the ski cross World Cup finals on Friday and secure the Crystal Globe as the overall season leader. Howden, fro...
Mar 17, 2023

Joly calls out Israel judiciary reform and 'unilateral actions' that undermine peace
OTTAWA - Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly is pushing Israel to drop its reform of the country's judiciary after two months of mass protests. An official readout of a conversation Joly had with her Israeli...
Mar 17, 2023

Canada's Davies, David and Fleming up for CONCACAF Player of the Year
Three Canadians have been nominated for CONCACAF Player of the Year in 2022. Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David are up for the men's award while Jessie Fleming is one of six finalists for top women's ...
Mar 17, 2023

CF Montreal looking forward to home crowd as search for first points continues
MONTREAL - After an extended time away that included two weeks of training camp in Florida and three Major League Soccer road games, CF Montreal will finally be playing in front of a home crowd this w...
Mar 17, 2023