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Senior Environment Canada climatologist's top weather stories of 2022
From "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave to "hotumn" for the fall that never came, Canadians got a whole new vocabulary for wild weather this year. Here is a list of Canada's top 10 weathe...
Dec 21, 2022

'Weird and wacky': Hurricane Fiona top weather story in stormy, wet, windy, dry year
If nothing else, 2022 gave Canadians a slew of new weather words. There was "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave. There was "hotumn" for the fall that never came. "Derecho" got new currency...
Dec 21, 2022

Experts say F-35 startup costs will be high due to infrastructure, network upgrades
OTTAWA - Experts say they are not surprised that Canada intends to spend billions on an initial set of F-35s given the large startup costs associated with buying a new fighter jet. The Canadian Press ...
Dec 21, 2022

Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey retire
CALGARY - Canadian Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey announced their retirements on Wednesday. Junio, from Calgary, won 12 World Cup medals over the course of his 12-y...
Dec 21, 2022

Mall shooter told ex he would `take others' if he died
GREENWOOD, Indiana (AP) - The ex-girlfriend of a 20-year-old man who fatally shot three people at an Indianapolis-area mall said he told her he didn't expect to make it to 21 and that if he killed him...
Dec 21, 2022

Roughriders sign defensive back Nick Marshall to one-year extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive back Nick Marshall to a one-year contract extension. Marshall set a Roughriders' record for interceptions returned for touchdowns last seaso...
Dec 21, 2022

Public safety minister hopes to table First Nations policing legislation in new year
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service in the new year. In a year-end interview with The Canadian ...
Dec 21, 2022

US sending $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will provide $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, rolling out funding for a Patriot missile battery as Ukrainian President V...
Dec 21, 2022

Multi-medal day for Canada in World Cup ski cross
INNICHEN, Italy - Canadians collected three medals in World Cup ski cross Wednesday led by Reece Howden's silver in the men's races. Canadian men ranked second to fourth with Howden of Cultus Lake, B....
Dec 21, 2022

Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2025
OTTAWA - One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By...
Dec 21, 2022

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