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Ottawa to extend eligibility criteria for Yazidi refugees: Mendicino
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department will adopt a new policy to help more Yazidis and other survivors of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reunite with their famili...
Mar 30, 2021
Ottawa pledges $49.5 million in humanitarian aid for Syrians
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will provide $49.5 million in aid for millions of Syrians affected by a decade of conflict. Gould says the additional humanitarian ...
Mar 30, 2021
Alberta brings in Clare's Law, allowing access to intimate partner's criminal records
EDMONTON - Alberta is the second province to bring in a law that could help people at risk of domestic violence learn about their intimate partner's criminal record.The legislation, which is informall...
Mar 30, 2021
Harassment and intimidation: Mi'kmaq band files lawsuit over Nova Scotia lobster
HALIFAX - A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after launching a self-regulated lobster fishery last fall has filed a lawsuit against non-Indigenous fishers in Nova Scotia, the RCMP and th...
Mar 30, 2021
NFL owners approve 17-game regular season, 3 preseason games
The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and reducing the preseason to three games. Team owners on Tuesday approved the 17th game as expected, marking the first time in 43 years the regula...
Mar 30, 2021
Orlando Pride trades Canadian Jordyn Listro to expansion Kansas City NWSL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Expansion Kansas City NWSL has acquired Canadian international midfielder Jordyn Listro from the Orlando Pride in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 draft. The draft pick c...
Mar 30, 2021
Survey suggests Canadians looked to the skies, saw more UFOs during pandemic
WINNIPEG - A new survey suggests Canadians spotted more UFOs last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Rutkowski with Ufology Research in Winnipeg says sightings of unidentified flying objects acr...
Mar 30, 2021
Lethbridge ICU near capacity with COVID patients, doctors urge action
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 40 doctors across Southern Alberta are pleading with the public to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control. The full, unedited letter can be found at the bottom of this article.In Mon...
Mar 30, 2021
EU, US pledge more than $1 billion to tackle Syria's crisis
BRUSSELS - The European Union and the United States pledged a combined $1.2 billion in aid Tuesday to help tackle war-ravaged Syria's deepening humanitarian and economic crises. The promise of aid com...
Mar 30, 2021
Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks
MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand - Violence in eastern Myanmar, including air raids that drove thousands of members of the Karen ethnic minority to seek shelter across the border in Thailand, deepened Tuesday w...
Mar 30, 2021