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Pre-emptively using notwithstanding clause 'not the right thing to do:' Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces should not be pre-emptively using the notwithstanding clause, because it means "suspending fundamental rights and freedoms." Quebec Premier Franoi...
Jan 23, 2023
Senators forward Norris to undergo shoulder surgery, will miss rest of season
OTTAWA - The season is over for Ottawa Senators forward Josh Norris. General manager Pierre Dorion announced Monday that Norris will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the 2022-23 campaign....
Jan 23, 2023
One person killed in avalanche near Valemount, B.C.
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - One person has died after two snowmobilers were caught in an avalanche south of Valemount, B.C. on the weekend. Avalanche Canada says the snowmobilers were riding at the base of a sl...
Jan 23, 2023
U.S. borrows page from Canada for new Welcome Corps refugee resettlement program
WASHINGTON - The United States is introducing a new private refugee sponsorship program that's based on a similar system in Canada. State Department officials say the Canadian model helped inspire and...
Jan 23, 2023
Educators call for federal inquiry into "widespread abuse" in Canadian sports
Dozens of Canadian and global sport scholars have joined the chorus in calling for an independent inquiry into sport in Canada, saying Canadian athletes deserve better. In a letter to Prime Minister J...
Jan 23, 2023
Canada's Brooke Henderson moves up to No. 1 on LPGA Tour standings
Canada's Brooke Henderson is No. 1 on the LPGA Tour standings. She was elevated to the top spot on the Race to CME Globe rankings on Monday after winning the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champ...
Jan 23, 2023
Ritchies Bros. tweaks offer for IAA to up cash component, but trim overall value
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. is changing the terms of its proposal to buy IAA Inc. to increase the proportion of cash offered but trim the overall value of the bid. The Vancouver-based c...
Jan 23, 2023
Rep. Gallego announces bid for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat
PHOENIX (AP) - Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, a liberal firebrand and prominent Latino lawmaker, announced Monday he'll challenge independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024, becoming the first candi...
Jan 23, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: What’s the best way to keep Ryan Shtuka’s name in front of us?
WHEN WE LOSE loved ones, we want to memorialize them. We find many ways to do it: headstones on their gravesites, scholarships in their name, roadside memorials. The more famous often get streets, ins...
Jan 23, 2023
In The News for Jan. 23 : Will inflation-driven prices ever go down?
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 Jan. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 23, 2023
