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B.C. park site of Chinese-style matchmaking, as parents seek wedded bliss for kids
BURNABY, B.C. - In a corner of a park in Metro Vancouver, the hunt for marital bliss is on. Groups of middle-aged and elderly Chinese pass around their smartphones or photos plucked from wallets, smil...
Feb 13, 2023
Premiers agree to accept new federal health-care funding offer
OTTAWA, ON - Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says Canada's premiers have agreed to accept the health-care funding deal offered to them by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, although they say it is far ...
Feb 13, 2023
Jays begin early training camp, keen to make strides after wild-card exit last fall
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Feelings of optimism, joy and excitement were ever-present Monday at the Toronto Blue Jays' player development complex as a couple dozen players kicked off spring training ahead of the...
Feb 13, 2023
New federal telecom policy will require CRTC to enact rules to improve competition
OTTAWA - The final version of a new telecom policy directive first unveiled by the federal government in May of last year is now in force. The government's new directive to the Canadian Radio-televisi...
Feb 13, 2023
Leave use of notwithstanding clause up to provinces, say Conservative and Bloc MPs
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives joined the Bloc Qubcois to try and send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that it is up to the provinces to decide how to use the notwithstanding clause. Bl...
Feb 13, 2023
UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria's president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country's rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment fon millions of ear...
Feb 13, 2023
Player Jim Rutledge and writer Robert Stanley Weir to join Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Jim Rutledge was mowing his lawn in Victoria when Ted Fletcher, chair of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame's selection committee, gave him a call. Rutledge and reporter Robert Stanley Weir would be the n...
Feb 13, 2023
Man arrested near Fort Macleod in connection to excessive speed, prohibited firearm
FORT MACLEOD, AB - A B.C. man faces 16 charges after being apprehended by RCMP near Fort Macleod.At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2023, members of Alberta RCMP Traffic Services were...
Feb 13, 2023
Liberal MP wants to expedite having Canada Soccer before parliamentary committee
It appears Canada Soccer may soon join Hockey Canada in coming under the scrutiny of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says the parliamentary committee has al...
Feb 13, 2023
Imperial Oil files cleanup plan for tailings leak in Alberta, won't disclose details
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Imperial Oil Ltd. has filed a plan for the interim cleanup of one of the largest oilpatch spills in Alberta history but won't say what it is.A spokesperson for the oilsands giant s...
Feb 13, 2023