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Pelosi won't seek leadership role, plans to stay in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Demo...
Nov 17, 2022
Alberta education minister says she will listen to top doctor about masks in schools
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's education minister says she will take advice from the province's new chief medical health officer on whether to allow school boards to bring in mask mandates in schools with re...
Nov 17, 2022
Next-level opposition awaits Canada's World Cup team in Qatar
Canada turned heads in topping the final round of World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF region. Now comes a string of next-level tests at the World Cup, starting with No. 2 Belgium. The Canadian men ar...
Nov 17, 2022
The federal government 'strongly encourage' people to use masks while travelling
OTTAWA - Canada's Minister of Transportation says after a briefing with the country's top doctor, the government still strongly encourages people to wear masks on planes and trains - but stopped short...
Nov 17, 2022
Canadian woman fears father is in Chinese custody for speaking out on human rights
OTTAWA - The daughter of a missing Chinese human rights defender is appealing to the Vietnamese and Chinese governments to reveal her father's whereabouts and allow him to travel to Canada. There has ...
Nov 17, 2022
Canada aims for respect in talks with China even as relations difficult: Ng
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada will maintain a respectful dialogue with China even as she warns that Canada's biggest trading partner in Asia has changed. Ng's comments come...
Nov 17, 2022
3 US Customs agents shot, wounded off coast of Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have been wounded after exchanging gunfire with people "on board a suspected smuggling vessel" off the coast of Puerto Rico, officials...
Nov 17, 2022
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon misses Order of Canada ceremony at Rideau Hall due to illness
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is missing today's Order of Canada ceremony at Rideau Hall due to illness. A spokesperson says in a written statement that "with great regret," Simon would not preside ov...
Nov 17, 2022
Brigitte Bardot pens letter to mayor of Montreal suburb condemning proposed deer cull
MONTREAL - French actress Brigitte Bardot is condemning a Montreal suburb's controversial plan to kill most of the deer living in a local park. Bardot published a letter on her foundation's website Tu...
Nov 17, 2022
Canada falling behind as electric-vehicle sales pick up around the world
OTTAWA - Electric-vehicle sales in Canada grew by more than one third in the first half of this year but they are not keeping pace with the rest of the world. A new report on global EV sales released ...
Nov 17, 2022