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Ottawa mayor pushes to shrink convoy footprint, as feds eye action
Ottawa's mayor has set a deadline of noon today for truckers encamped in the capital's core to move out of residential streets in a bid to pare down the size of the protest's footprint. Mayor Jim Wats...
Feb 14, 2022
Altidore departure from Toronto and arrival in New England finally confirmed
TORONTO - After months in limbo with Toronto FC, star striker Jozy Altidore's move to the New England Revolution was finally confirmed Monday. One minute after TFC issued a statement saying it had bou...
Feb 14, 2022
Jury seated in hate crimes trial in Ahmaud Arbery killing
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A jury has been seated in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Twelve jurors and four alternates were selected Monday fr...
Feb 14, 2022
Democrats sue to overturn new Kansas congressional districts
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Democrats sued Kansas officials on Monday over a Republican redistricting law that costs the state's only Democrat in Congress some of the territory in her Kansas City-area distric...
Feb 14, 2022
More information on Memorial Arena fire expected today
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue is expected to release more information regarding a fire at Memorial Arena over the weekend. The blaze was spotted early Sunday morning. The response by emergency offic...
Feb 14, 2022
Pakistani court acquits model's killer on parents' pardon
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani man sentenced to life in prison in 2019 for strangling his sister, a model on social media, was acquitted of murder Monday after his parents pardoned him under Isla...
Feb 14, 2022
Russian diplomat urges Putin to talk with West on Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's top diplomat advised President Vladimir Putin on Monday to continue talks with the West on Russian security demands amid tensions over Ukraine. Speaking at the start of a meetin...
Feb 14, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Stick to waving the Maple Leaf, leave the colour orange alone
THE CANADIAN FLAG belongs to all Canadians. I get it.So if truckers want to wave the Maple Leaf at their convoy protest - and thousands of them are doing just that - then they have a right to do it. I...
Feb 14, 2022
Blockade deadline and Ukraine crisis: In The News for Feb. 14
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 Feb. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 14, 2022
De Bruin wins monobob bronze, Canada roars into women's hockey final
BEIJING - Christine de Bruin wore an Olympic medal around her neck for the first time in her career, and the Canadian bobsledder liked the feeling. "It feels awesome," she said of the bronze medal she...
Feb 14, 2022
