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Haitian says Canada used property for helicopter airlift, but wouldn't lift sanctions
The Canadian government used a Haitian executive's property for helicopter evacuations of its citizens as violence escalated there last month, even while refusing to remove him from a sanctions list, ...
May 07, 2024
Head of CBC/Radio-Canada set to testify before members of Parliament
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is set to testify before members of Parliament today. CEO and president Catherine Tait will appear before the Heritage committee with Marco Dub, CB...
May 07, 2024
India envoy says Canada must rebuild brand after international student deaths
OTTAWA - India's envoy to Ottawa says Canadians need to rebuild the country's brand as a destination for bright minds, lamenting that a number of international students have died after being exploited...
May 07, 2024
Environment Canada agrees to priority assessment for chemical linked to salmon deaths
OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to prioritize environmental assessment for a chemical used in tire rubber that has been linked to the deaths of Pacific salmon. The move follows a request by...
May 07, 2024
Air France flight from Paris to Seattle lands in Iqaluit after heat smell in cabin
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A plane travelling from Paris to Seattle has been forced to make an emergency landing in Iqaluit. Air France says in a statement on social media that there was a heat smell in the c...
May 07, 2024
'Switch is on': Toronto banking on experience with adversity entering PWHL playoffs
TORONTO - A new season has dawned on Toronto's Professional Women's Hockey League team, but it's one without need for a new approach. Top-seeded Toronto opens the PWHL playoffs against visiting Minnes...
May 07, 2024
St. Louis Blues remove interim tag and name Drew Bannister full-time coach
Drew Bannister is returning as coach of the St. Louis Blues after getting the interim tag removed from his title and being named Tuesday to the full-time role. He signed a two-year contract that gives...
May 07, 2024
Bigger things were expected for the Toronto Blue Jays, who are mired in last place
The Toronto Blue Jays started the 2024 regular season aiming for bigger things after crashing out in the wild-card series last fall. The campaign has not gone as planned so far. At 16-19 entering Tues...
May 07, 2024
Ottawa approves British Columbia's request to scale back drug decriminalization pilot
OTTAWA - Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says the federal government has granted British Columbia's request to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot program. Saks says the chan...
May 07, 2024
CFL suspends Argos quarterback Kelly for minimum of nine games
TORONTO - The CFL has suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly for at least nine regular-season games following its investigation into a lawsuit filed by a former strength-and-conditioning c...
May 07, 2024