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Canada to play soccer friendly against Panama at BMO Field in October
TORONTO - The Canadian men's soccer team will play a friendly match against Panama at Toronto's BMO Field during the upcoming FIFA window. Canada Soccer announced the Oct. 15 match in a release on Tue...
Aug 20, 2024
Blackfoot Elder to receive honourary degree from U of L
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge (U of L) will recognize a man who has played a key role in the organization for many years.Elder Ninnaisipistoo (Owl Chief), Francis First Charger, will b...
Aug 20, 2024
House committee meeting about purchase of New York City condo for consul general
OTTAWA - Senior public servants have been called to a House of Commons committee to explain the government's decision to buy a $9-million condo for the consul general in New York. Conservative MP Mich...
Aug 20, 2024
Legault announces six-month freeze on some temporary foreign workers in Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is announcing a six-month freeze on certain temporary foreign worker applications in Montreal. The premier says the moratorium will apply to new applications ...
Aug 20, 2024
Army and police missed chances to intervene before Maine mass shootings, final report says
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Both the Army Reserves and local police missed out on opportunities to intervene and potentially stop the deadliest shootings in Maine history, according to the final report rel...
Aug 20, 2024
Rollout of Alberta's school cellphone ban raising concerns among teachers
The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting this fall has some teachers confused about how they'll be expected to follow...
Aug 20, 2024
Broberg, Holloway join Blues after Oilers decline to match offer sheets
EDMONTON - Defenceman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway have joined St. Louis after the Edmonton Oilers declined to match the offer sheets that the Blues extended to the players. The Blues ten...
Aug 20, 2024
A German court upholds the conviction of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99
BERLIN (AP) - A German court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of...
Aug 20, 2024
In the news today: StatCan to release July inflation report today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release July inflation report today Statistics Canada is set to publish its July consumer price ind...
Aug 20, 2024
Strained RCMP resources mean a 'delicate balance' on protecting MPs: internal memo
OTTAWA - The demands of protecting parliamentarians and other public figures are placing "significant strain" on RCMP personnel and taking resources from other federal policing priorities, warns an in...
Aug 20, 2024