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Canada's mental toughness key at Billie Jean King Cup qualifier: coach
VANCOUVER - Heidi El Tabakh knows her Canadian squad will be in tough when they face Belgium at a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier next month. The Canadian captain believes, however, that her team has t...
Mar 16, 2023
Father-to-be and 'snow angel': Edmonton officers shot and killed on duty remembered
One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father and the other was called a "snow angel" for going beyond the call of duty to help people. Const. Brett Ryan, 30, and Const. Travi...
Mar 16, 2023
What to know about David Johnston, the new special rapporteur on foreign interference
OTTAWA - Former governor general David Johnston is the "eminent Canadian," as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put it, who will oversee investigations into foreign interference in Canadian elections. Wit...
Mar 16, 2023
Ottawa misses own deadline on inking deal with Quebec shipyard to build icebreakers
Ottawa has quietly missed its own deadline for finalizing an agreement with a Quebec shipyard so it can start work on Canada's next fleet of icebreakers. The federal procurement department said last s...
Mar 16, 2023
Yukon First Nation declares state of emergency over opioids 'terrorizing' community
MAYO, YUKON - A small Yukon First Nation says it's dealing with an "opioid emergency" that is terrorizing its citizens and families with violence, crime, overdoses and death. The Nacho Nyak Dun First ...
Mar 16, 2023
'Unprecedented' weather shuts down second Labrador sporting event in two weeks
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - For the second time in as many weeks, abnormal weather has forced the cancellation of a popular sporting event in Labrador. Organizers of the Labrador Winter Games in Ha...
Mar 16, 2023
NDP calls on federal government to make caregiver credit a refundable tax benefit
OTTAWA - New Democrats are calling on the federal government to follow through with its promise to make a tax credit for caregivers a refundable benefit. NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo, who is the party's cri...
Mar 16, 2023
Quick quotes: Reaction to two Edmonton police officers killed on duty
EDMONTON - Two officers were shot and killed while responding to a family dispute at an apartment complex in Edmonton on Thursday. The officers have been identified as Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Co...
Mar 16, 2023
3 more charged in Black man's death at Virginia hospital
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) - Three employees at a Virginia state mental hospital have been charged in the death of a man who was handcuffed and pinned down by deputies, bringing the total number charged to 1...
Mar 16, 2023
Canadian defender Kyle Hiebert part of St. Louis City FC's hot start in MLS
Sitting atop the Western Conference after three straight wins, expansion St. Louis City FC has been the story of the young MLS season so far. And Canadian defender Kyle Hiebert has done his part, play...
Mar 16, 2023
