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Tories, advocates call on Ottawa to remove bureaucratic hurdles to resettling Afghans
OTTAWA - Opposition Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to extend a special immigration program it set up to bring Afghans trying to flee the Taliban to Canada. Tor...
Jul 21, 2022

Biden scraps announcing crime plan after positive COVID test
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden abruptly canceled a trip to Pennsylvania, where he had planned to propose a steep funding increase for police on Thursday, after testing positive for COVID-19. Th...
Jul 21, 2022

Maud Charron, Josh Cassidy named Canada's flag-bearers for Commonwealth Games
OTTAWA - Weightlifter Maude Charron and wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Charron,...
Jul 21, 2022

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild symptoms'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume nor...
Jul 21, 2022

187 minutes: Jan. 6 committee focuses on Trump himself in prime-time hearing finale
WASHINGTON - Tonight's prime-time finale by the Jan. 6 committee will be focused on Donald Trump himself and what he was doing - or not doing - while violence raged on Capitol Hill. The committee's ei...
Jul 21, 2022

Canada teams learn path at Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa
Canada's men will play Zimbabwe while the Canadian women face China in their opening matches at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. The schedule was released Thursday, marking the 50-day lead-...
Jul 21, 2022

Conservative Party of Canada decides to hold third leadership debate in August
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada has decided to hold a third debate in the contest to become its next leader. Members of the leadership election organizing committee met Wednesday and decided...
Jul 21, 2022

ROTHENBURGER: Who won and who lost in court’s rejection of private health care?
PUBLIC HEALTH CARE scored a victory in court with the rejection of an attempt by Dr. Brian Day to have legislation that prohibits double billing struck down.A victory for the system, yes, but do patie...
Jul 21, 2022

Canadian gymnasts ask sport minister to suspend government funding to their sport
More than 500 Canadian gymnasts are calling on Canada's Sport Minister to freeze funding to their national sport organization. In a public letter Thursday to Minister Pascale St-Onge - and after four ...
Jul 21, 2022

Heat warnings across Canada, BoC inflation lessons : In The News for July 21
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 July 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 21, 2022

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