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Trade Minster says she hopes public sees her 'sincerity' since admitting ethics error
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says she hopes Canadians will see the "sincerity" in her efforts to make amends after breaking the country's ethics rules. Ng is testifying before a parli...
Feb 10, 2023

North Vancouver mayor says former councillor and his daughter killed in house fire
VANCOUVER - Flags in the City of North Vancouver are at half-mast to mark a former councillor's death in a house fire. North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan says in a statement that former councillor B...
Feb 10, 2023

COLLINS: CFIB study on health care is telling
AFTER ALL THE POLITICKING IS OVER, what did we accomplish this week on the health care front? Honestly, it's a mixed bag. The B.C. NDP throne speech was long on rhetoric, short on detail. The governme...
Feb 10, 2023

Israeli police: 2 killed, 5 wounded in suspected car-ramming
JERUSALEM (AP) - A suspected assailant rammed his car into several pedestrians in east Jerusalem on Friday, killing two people and injuring five others before being shot and killed, Israeli police sai...
Feb 10, 2023

Feds give AthletesCAN funds to unify services in one hub
GATINEAU, Que. - The federal government is giving $225,000 to the national athletes association, AthletesCAN, to centralize services into a one-stop shop. AthletesCAN serves as the collective voice of...
Feb 10, 2023

Moldovan prime minister resigns, government collapses
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - Moldova's government collapsed Friday as pro-Western Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita resigned, adding to a series of crises that have gripped the small nation since Russia in...
Feb 10, 2023

In The News for Feb. 10 : How did Canada's job market fare last month?
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. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 10, 2023

'The worst time to go backwards': International aid groups fear cuts as budget looms
OTTAWA - Canada's aid sector is nervously awaiting this spring's federal budget amid fears of funding cuts that could require projects abroad to shut down. "This lack of predictability is creating anx...
Feb 10, 2023

Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in earthquake aftermath
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (AP) - A teenager was pulled largely unscathed from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Gaziantep early Friday, in a dramatic rescue that belied the...
Feb 09, 2023

CEBL champ Honey Badgers finish BCLA competition winless
BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Brampton Honey Badgers fell 107-86 to the Libertadores de Queretaro at CAA Centre to finish their Basketball Champions League Americas season winless on Thursday. Elijah Lufile le...
Feb 09, 2023

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