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Canada Post issues new stamp to mark the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth
FREDERICTON - Canada Post has unveiled a new stamp to commemorate the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, and her 70-year reign now makes her the ...
Feb 06, 2022
Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign two Americans to bolster quarterback corps
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have added a pair of American quarterbacks to their roster. The club announced Sunday it has signed former Montreal Alouettes QB Matt Shiltz and Jamie Newman, who sp...
Feb 06, 2022
Conservative MP Alain Rayes steps down as deputy leader to focus on leadership race
OTTAWA - A Quebec Conservative has quit his post as the party's deputy leader because he says he wants to play a role in shaping who will next lead the party. Alain Rayes says in a statement that he w...
Feb 06, 2022
Medal hopefuls come up short for Canada at the Beijing Olympics
BEIJING - Two of Canada's medal hopefuls at the Beijing Olympics finished off the podium Sunday, with one coming agonizingly close and another nowhere near. Quebec City snowboarder Laurie Blouin gave ...
Feb 06, 2022
Race for the next Conservative leader begins as Poilievre announces his bid
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre has launched his bid for the party's leadership by declaring he's running to be the next prime minister. In a three minute video released on social media toni...
Feb 06, 2022
Queen balances personal with symbolic, creating an unmatched legacy in Canada
VANCOUVER - The Queen has adapted to the expansion of liberal democracies while respecting ancient royal customs to create a magic dust that has left an enduring influence on Canada as she marks her P...
Feb 06, 2022
'I'm an Albertan': Jazz legend Big Miller left swinging legacy in his adopted home
EDMONTON - "They call me Big," he said. And in almost every way, he was. There was the outsized physique, large enough to fill a telephone booth. There was the powerful, blues-shouting voice honed in ...
Feb 06, 2022
AP investigation: Women's prison fostered culture of abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) - Inside one of the only federal women's prisons in the United States, inmates say they have been subjected to rampant sexual abuse by correctional officers and even the warden, and we...
Feb 06, 2022
Queen balances personal with symbolic, creating an unmatched legacy in Canada
VANCOUVER - The Queen has adapted to the expansion of liberal democracies while respecting ancient royal customs to create a magic dust that has left an enduring influence on Canada as she marks her P...
Feb 06, 2022
Queen balances personal with symbolic, creating an unmatched legacy in Canada
VANCOUVER - The Queen has adapted to the expansion of liberal democracies while respecting ancient royal customs to create a magic dust that has left an enduring influence on Canada as she marks her P...
Feb 06, 2022
