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Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare on reserve, wh...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadian basketball players relish chance to play at home in Globl Jam U23 tournament
TORONTO - At a recent meeting of Canada's under-23 basketball teams, players were asked to raise a hand if they'd ever played for Canada at home. Two of the 30-plus players in attendance raised their ...
Jul 04, 2022
Julia Budzinski, daughter of Blue Jays first-base coach, died in tubing accident
TORONTO - Julia Budzinski, the 17-year-old daughter of first-base coach Mark (Bud) Budzinski, died in a tubing accident in Virginia on the weekend. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources spokespers...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadian forward Adrian Leon leaves West Ham for Manchester United
Canadian striker Adriana Leon is leaving England's West Ham for Manchester United. The 29-year-old from King City, Ont., who spent the last 3 1/2 seasons with the Hammers, has signed with the Red Devi...
Jul 04, 2022
'I would have done the same thing:' Bowness OK with being Jets' second choice
WINNIPEG - Rick Bowness doesn't mind being the second choice. The new Winnipeg Jets head coach took part in his first press conference Monday, a little more than a week after first target Barry Trotz ...
Jul 04, 2022
Crown wants jail term for former clerk of the B.C. legislature for breach of trust
VANCOUVER - The Crown is asking for a jail term for the former clerk of British Columbia's legislature who was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust over expenses he claimed. The conduct of Craig ...
Jul 04, 2022
Canada Day protests lacked convoy's 'perfect storm of amplification,' expert says
OTTAWA - The protests staged in Ottawa over the weekend that caused only minimal disruptions were a far cry from the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations that occupied downtown streets for three weeks earl...
Jul 04, 2022
Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare. The Assem...
Jul 04, 2022
Top general says military to leave Sudan political talks
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's leading general said Monday the country's military will withdraw from negotiations meant to solve the ongoing political crisis after a coup last year, allowing civil society repre...
Jul 04, 2022
Ottawa starting to transfer 'small number' of asylum seekers to Ontario from Quebec
MONTREAL - The federal government is starting to relocate asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into Quebec from the United States, following a rise in the number of would-be refugees at the bor...
Jul 04, 2022