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Oleksiak withdraws from Canada's swim team for Commonwealth Games
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Decorated Olympian Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from Canada's swim team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Swimming Canada announced Oleksiak's withdrawal Wedn...
Jun 15, 2022
Pope's health is an 'extreme concern' but trip to Canada remains unchanged: Miller
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says Pope Francis's upcoming trip to Canada remains unchanged at the moment, but the pontiff's health is an "extreme concern." Miller's comment...
Jun 15, 2022
Senators sign forward Dylan Gambrell to one-year contract extension
The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Dylan Gambrell to a one-year contract extension worth US$950,000. The 25-year-old had three goals and four assists in 63 games with the Senators in 2021-22 afte...
Jun 15, 2022
Bid bon voyage to ArriveCan travel requirement mayors of border cities urge Ottawa
WASHINGTON - Border-city mayors, tourism industry leaders and an opposition MP say it's time to bid a less-than-fond farewell to the ArriveCan app. The mayors of Niagara Falls and Sarnia, Ont., say re...
Jun 15, 2022
Buffalo supermarket gunman charged with federal hate crimes
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged with federal hate crimes, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesda...
Jun 15, 2022
Tyson 'Freedom George' Billings pleads guilty to charge related to convoy protest
OTTAWA - Tyson Billings has pleaded guilty to a charge of counselling to commit mischief related to his involvement in the protest that gridlocked Ottawa in February. Nicknamed "Freedom George" by his...
Jun 15, 2022
Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty on terror charges
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - An Israeli court on Wednesday found a Gaza aid worker guilty of several terrorism charges. Mohammed el-Halabi, who was the Gaza director for the international Christian charit...
Jun 15, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Doctor-incentive plan amounts to robbing Peter to pay Paul
THE DOCTOR SHORTAGE was the subject of a presentation to Kamloops City council on Tuesday that was both highly encouraging and decidedly depressing.The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation appeared as a d...
Jun 15, 2022
Leak in military sex misconduct deal, Tory leadership poll: In The News for June 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 15, 2022
Press to join U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic framework, business leaders urge Ottawa
WASHINGTON - There's a four-letter F-word American leaders don't much use these days when they talk about international trade: "free." Instead, President Joe Biden's newest economic relationships in t...
Jun 15, 2022
