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Trudeau rejects Russia referendum, again promises sanctions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned votes in occupied parts of Ukraine to join Russia, but gave no timeline for sanctions Canada promised a week ago. Trudeau says the referendums are ...
Sep 29, 2022

3 Russian cosmonauts return safely from Intl Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) - Three Russian cosmonauts returned safely Thursday from a mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft carrying Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov...
Sep 29, 2022

TRC head questions why Catholic Church didn't sell property to compensate victims
OTTAWA - The former head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says the argument the federal government made in 2015 that the Catholic Church was unlikely to raise the money it promised to reside...
Sep 29, 2022

Herd the news? Wild boar piglet adopted by cows
BERLIN (AP) - A cow herd in Germany has gained an unlikely following, after adopting a lone wild boar piglet. Farmer Friedrich Stapel told the dpa news agency that he spotted the piglet among the herd...
Sep 29, 2022

WHL teams with Orange Shirt Society before National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League and the Orange Shirt Society announced a new partnership on Thursday with initiatives to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools. Orange Shirt D...
Sep 29, 2022

Data breach at border agency contractor involved up to 1.38 million licence plates
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says a data breach at a contractor for Canada's border agency involved as many as 1.38 million licence plate images. In a report released today detailing its inve...
Sep 29, 2022

Physicians sign new agreement with Alberta Government
EDMONTON, AB - Over two-and-a-half years after Alberta's former health minister tore up the government's master agreement with physicians, a new one has been ratified.Members of the Alberta Medical As...
Sep 29, 2022

Pierre Poilievre's complaint didn't influence 'Diagolon' leader's arrest: RCMP
The RCMP say Jeremy MacKenzie's arrest yesterday was not influenced by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's request to have them look into comments MacKenzie made about sexually assaulting Poilievre...
Sep 29, 2022

Arctic Ocean acidifying up to four times faster than any other sea on Earth
What may be the broadest and longest study to date has found Canada's Arctic Ocean is growing more acidic up to four times faster than any other sea on the planet. The acidification, linked to the los...
Sep 29, 2022

Defence minister stands by military's vaccine mandate
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the vaccine requirement for Canadian Armed Forces members is necessary to protect Canadians and allies alike. The military vaccine mandate remains in place e...
Sep 29, 2022