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Soldier facing more charges after speaking out against military's vaccine requirement
OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier who spoke out against the forced removal of unvaccinated military members is facing more charges. Warrant Officer James Topp is facing six counts of conduct to the prejudic...
Oct 25, 2022
Tennis player Basilashvili acquitted of domestic violence
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Professional tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has been acquitted of domestic violence charges in his home country of Georgia in a case involving his former wife. The 30-year-...
Oct 25, 2022
Source: Canada Soccer comes to terms with Alphonso Davies on name/image rights
Canada Soccer has come to terms on an agreement with Alphonso Davies, its marquee man, on name/image likeness rights, according to a source. The deal just needs final signatures, according to the sour...
Oct 25, 2022
Hockey Canada will not collect participants' fee for 2022-23 season
CALGARY - Hockey Canada says it will not collect a participant assessment fee for the upcoming season. Several provincial organizations had already withheld those fees - typically $3 per player - from...
Oct 25, 2022
Police officer no-shows at B.C. Indigenous ceremony lead to tense moments, comments
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - An Indigenous ceremony dedicated to healing from traumatic events instead set off accusations against Vancouver's police department of systemic racism that threatens to stall the r...
Oct 25, 2022
Police officer no-shows at B.C. Indigenous ceremony lead to tense moments, comments
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - An Indigenous ceremony dedicated to healing from traumatic events instead set off accusations against Vancouver's police department of systemic racism that threatens to stall the r...
Oct 25, 2022
Parliament Hill language interpreter sent to hospital, union blames lax headset rules
OTTAWA - A parliamentary interpreter was sent to the hospital during a Senate committee meeting last week. Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek says she was "astonished" to learn tha...
Oct 25, 2022
Italy's Meloni easily wins confidence vote in parliament
ROME (AP) - Italy's new far-right-led government of Giorgia Meloni has won the first of two required confidence votes in Parliament by a comfortable margin. The vote in the lower Chamber of Deputies T...
Oct 25, 2022
After difficult weekend, Blazers tumble out of CHL Top 10
KAMLOOPS - A tough weekend for the Kamloops Blazers has resulted in the team exiting the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 rankings.Kamloops played three games on the weekend. Losses to Winnipeg and Van...
Oct 25, 2022
Audit after N.S. mass shooting reveals flaws in RCMP decommissioning of vehicles
OTTAWA - An internal audit of how the RCMP decommissions its vehicles has uncovered a series of shortcomings. The report was written in response to two cases in Nova Scotia of people using former RCMP...
Oct 25, 2022
