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Some intriguing moves in an interesting off-season for the Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - The off-season started shortly after the playoffs began for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022. Now it's up to general manager Ross Atkins to make the necessary changes to ensure the team has a p...
Dec 23, 2022
Snowboarder Sebastien Toutant enjoying life as TikToker, break from competition
Sebastien Toutant loves expressing himself on his snowboard, finding new ways to perform tricks on slopestyle and big air courses around the world. But after the Beijing Olympics in February, he resol...
Dec 23, 2022
Major winter storm approaching Ontario and Quebec : In The News for Dec. 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 23, 2022
Here are the bills, big and small, that politicians will be looking at next year
OTTAWA - Parliament has begun a lengthy winter break, but more than a hundred bills are still on the table and ready to be picked up when lawmakers return to Ottawa in late January. Some are major Lib...
Dec 23, 2022
Experts clash on whether medically assisted dying system ready for expansion by March
OTTAWA - Leading experts involved in developing an expansion of Canada's medically assisted dying regime to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder are at odds over whether the exp...
Dec 23, 2022
As critics push Trudeau on China interference, Liberal MP says he has become 'target'
OTTAWA - Politicians including a Liberal MP and a senator say they fear allegations of Chinese interference in the 2019 federal election will lead to anti-Asian racism. But opposition critics, includi...
Dec 23, 2022
Ukrainians who fled war set to mark first Christmas in Canada, far from loved ones
Anastasiia Tertyshna remembers sitting around the dinner table at her parents' house in eastern Ukraine on Christmas Eve last year, cracking jokes with her husband and siblings as they ate a tradition...
Dec 23, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau, family headed to Jamaica for weeklong holiday vacation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Jamaica after Christmas for a one-week vacation with his immediate family. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will remain in constant contact...
Dec 23, 2022
Schools closed, travel headaches expected as storm takes aim at Ontario, Quebec
A major winter storm is bearing down on Ontario and Quebec, with residents being warned to reconsider travel plans as conditions could get hazardous. Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for...
Dec 23, 2022
N Korea fires ballistic missile days after US-S Korea drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Friday, South Korea's military said, its latest weapons demonstration that came days after U.S. and South K...
Dec 23, 2022