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National security officials wanted CSIS threshold for Emergencies Act 'reconsidered'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser and other senior officials felt the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's threshold to determine a national threat under the Emerg...
Nov 17, 2022
Blue Bombers quarterback says he's ready to play in Grey Cup despite ankle injury
REGINA - Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros intends to play in Sunday's Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts despite an injured ankle. Collaros didn't practice Wednesday or Thursda...
Nov 17, 2022
Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down
DALLAS (AP) - The Uvalde officer who was leading the city's police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has...
Nov 17, 2022
'It really shook me': Calgary surgeon spearheads drive to send supplies to Ukraine
CALGARY - A cardiac surgeon in Calgary has spearheaded a move to send medical and surgical supplies to Ukraine after seeing a doctor there treat open-heart surgery patients in a bomb shelter. Dr. Paul...
Nov 17, 2022
Bombers GM Walters expecting head coach O'Shea to re-sign with club in off-season
REGINA - Winnipeg GM Kyle Walters isn't worrying about the long-term future of Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea. O'Shea is in the final year of his contract with Winnipeg, which will chase a third ...
Nov 17, 2022
CF Montreal's new logo for 2023 MLS season pays tribute to team's past
MONTREAL - CF Montreal's new branding borrows heavily from the soccer team's past. The Major League Soccer club unveiled its new logo on Thursday, which will be used starting in the 2023 season. The n...
Nov 17, 2022
Griner has begun serving sentence in Russian penal colony
WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday. Griner has been relocated to a ...
Nov 17, 2022
Quebec police nab three suspects in connection with thefts of bulldog puppies
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested three people in connection with a series of puppy thefts targeting breeders last year. The cases involved breeders across the province who were...
Nov 17, 2022
Fatal flight carrying B.C. fugitives was overweight when it crashed in Ontario: TSB
The Transportation Safety Board says a small plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two fugitives on board was overweight and the pilot was not qualified to fly at night. Flight records and witne...
Nov 17, 2022
Quebec man charged with killing his children deemed fit to stand trial
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec father accused of killing his two children last month in the family home north of Montreal has been deemed fit to stand trial. Prosecutor Karine Dalphond says Kamaljit Arora app...
Nov 17, 2022