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Liberals to launch Indo-Pacific strategy this year, shaped by looming China assembly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she will release Canada's long-delayed Indo-Pacific strategy this year. She says the strategy will be shaped by a major meeting the Chinese governmen...
Sep 30, 2022
CEO Storey adjourns heated bobsled/skeleton AGM over voter eligibility concerns
A move by Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes to unseat Sarah Storey ended abruptly with no resolution on Thursday. Storey, the president of the board of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton and the federatio...
Sep 30, 2022
Creator's Stone meteorite to be returned to its historic site after over 150 years
EDMONTON - After years of negotiations, the Alberta government signed an agreement Friday with a First Nations group committing to return an ancient meteorite to its historic location after being disp...
Sep 30, 2022
'We need to win': Vancouver Whitecaps look to contain Austin FC in home finale
VANCOUVER - If you squint really, really hard, you can still see a possible path to the playoffs for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The club needs a lot of results to go its way, however, starting with a wi...
Sep 30, 2022
Alberta marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Across the country, Canadians and Indigenous peoples are gathering to acknowledge the second official Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Events to reflect and pay respects to Indigenous...
Sep 30, 2022
Russia vetoes UN resolution calling its referendums illegal
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that would have condemned its referendums in four Ukrainian regions as illegal, declared them invalid and urged all countries not to recogn...
Sep 30, 2022
Joly, Blinken respond to Putin's 'political theatre' with even more Russian sanctions
WASHINGTON - Vladimir Putin's claim to parts of Ukraine is little more than "political theatre" with "no legitimacy," Canada and the United States declared Friday, and should have no impact on how bes...
Sep 30, 2022
'Major damage': East Coast fishing industry feeling impact from post-tropical storm
HALIFAX - The impact of post-tropical storm Fiona on Atlantic Canada's fishing industry is still being tallied, but Osborne Burke already knows it will cost almost $2 million to repair a major seafood...
Sep 30, 2022
'Unique ecosystem': N.W.T. First Nations sign benefit agreement with Parks Canada
YELLOWKNIFE - A group of First Nations has signed an agreement with Parks Canada to ensure they receive social and economic opportunities related to the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest ...
Sep 30, 2022
Swedish jet maker complains Ottawa not following rules with F-35 negotiations
OTTAWA - Swedish fighter-jet maker Saab is accusing Ottawa of not following the rules when it comes to its plan to purchase 88 F-35s. The federal Liberal government announced in March that the F-35 ha...
Sep 30, 2022