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Canadian women's soccer team takes fight for pay equity to Parliament
Members of the Canadian women's soccer team take their fight for pay equity to Parliament today. Captain Christine Sinclair, Janine Beckie, Sophie Schmidt and Quinn, who goes by one name, are schedule...
Mar 09, 2023
In The News for March 9 : Just how much do Canadians owe in credit card debt?
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 March 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 09, 2023
3 Palestinian militants killed in Israeli military raid
JABA, West Bank (AP) - At least three Palestinian militants were killed in a shootout with Israeli troops on Thursday, the latest deaths in a surge of Israeli arrest raids in the occupied West Bank. I...
Mar 09, 2023
More mental health resilience during COVID-19 than previously thought, study suggests
A new study suggests the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic took a relatively limited toll on global mental health. Canadian researchers reviewed 137 studies from around the world that measured peopl...
Mar 09, 2023
Housing groups call for state of emergency for Indigenous people in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - Two national housing groups are calling on the Northwest Territories to declare a state of emergency for housing Indigenous people, particularly women and girls. The National Indigenous ...
Mar 09, 2023
CSIS warns 'smart city' technology can open door to attacks, foreign interference
OTTAWA - Canada's intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the Chinese government to harvest sensitive data, target...
Mar 09, 2023
Liberals to amend Criminal Code terrorism provisions that block aid to Afghanistan
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to introduce legislation today to alter terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code that have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working in Afghanistan. A pa...
Mar 09, 2023
B.C. coal mines' economic impact overstated, thwarting environmental analysis: study
A new study based on three British Columbia coal mines says the economic benefits from the projects, used to justify their approval during the environmental review process, were "significantly overest...
Mar 09, 2023
Ontario cities, police forces ban TikTok on devices while others consider the move
TORONTO - Cities and police services across Ontario say they are following the federal government's lead in banning TikTok from work and government-owned devices, while others consider such bans, as p...
Mar 09, 2023
Ex-Haiti PM contests Canada's sanctions, but experts say there is little recourse
OTTAWA - A former Haitian prime minister is accusing Canada of using unverified Google searches to "target" him and other political elites in a case that illustrates the lack of transparency in Canada...
Mar 09, 2023
