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CHARBONNEAU: Canada’s housing agency tries to slow the exodus from big cities
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION (CMHC) is attempting to curb the outflow from big cities.Toronto saw a net loss of 50,375 last year as people moved to surrounding small cities - places such as...
Jan 21, 2021
Canadian men's soccer team returns to action on weekend with scrimmage against U.S.
The Canadian men see their first action in more than a year Saturday when they take on the U.S. in a soccer scrimmage in Bradenton, Fla. Both teams are holding camps at the IMG Center there. Saturday'...
Jan 21, 2021
Federal review of Access to Information law to take another year amid impatience
OTTAWA - It will likely be another year before a federal review of the government's key transparency law is complete. Newly released terms of reference for the government study of the Access to Inform...
Jan 21, 2021
MAP: Thefts from motor vehicles — Weeks of January 3 and January 10, 2021
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents have made 61 reports of vehicle break-ins in the first two weeks of 2021. According to new maps provided by Kamloops RCMP, there were 23 such reports during the week of J...
Jan 21, 2021
Toronto Raptors star forward Pascal Siakam misses practice after hard fall on dunk
TAMPA, Fla. - Toronto Raptors star forward Pascal Siakam is questionable for Friday's home game against the Miami Heat. Raptors coach Nick Nurse says Siakam was feeling "a little sore" on Thursday, ca...
Jan 21, 2021
US official: Biden proposing 5-year extension of nuke treaty
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is proposing to Russia a five-year extension of the New START treaty limiting the number of U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons, a U.S. official said Thurs...
Jan 21, 2021
COVID cases in Ont., Que. hold steady, while feds warn severe illness is on the rise
Federal officials say COVID-19 case counts in Canada seem to be on the decline, but warn that infection rates are still highest among the people most vulnerable to severe illness.In a daily update, Dr...
Jan 21, 2021
Amazon offers assist with US COVID-19 vaccine distribution
SEATTLE - Amazon is offering its colossal operations network and advanced technologies to assist President Joe Biden in his vow to get 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations to Americans in his first 100 d...
Jan 21, 2021
European Central Bank stimulus on track as economy struggles
FRANKFURT - With more than a trillion euros in stimulus still in the pipeline to the economy, the European Central Bank left its key bond-purchase program unchanged Thursday as the 19-country eurozone...
Jan 21, 2021
Report on Quebec woman murdered by offender on day parole calls for better oversight
OTTAWA - A report into the murder of a Quebec City woman last year at the hands of a federal offender out on day parole is recommending better oversight and changes to how cases are managed in the pro...
Jan 21, 2021
