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Conservatives push motion to bring Telford before committee on foreign interference
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are trying to force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top aide to answer questions about allegations the Chinese government interfered in Canada's last two federal ele...
Mar 20, 2023

Market Watch: March 17
Big Picture The banking sector dictates investor sentiment U.S. equity markets finished mixed on Monday as investors considered the next move by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board amid the collapse of Sil...
Mar 20, 2023

Three people stabbed at high school in the Halifax area, student in custody
HALIFAX - A student was arrested after three people were stabbed Monday morning at a high school in the Halifax area, police say. The three victims were taken to hospital for treatment, and the extent...
Mar 20, 2023

CONCACAF Nations League to hold final four at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium
The CONCACAF Nations League finals will be held at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium, CONCACAF announced Monday. The four League A group winners will head to Las Vegas for semifinals on June 15 and a third...
Mar 20, 2023

US: War crimes on all sides in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced Monday that it has determined all sides in the brutal conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region committed war crimes and crimes against humanit...
Mar 20, 2023

Peterman/Gallant, Muyres/Walker among headliners at mixed doubles curling playdowns
When Kirk Muyres decided to shift from men's team curling to mixed doubles, the upcoming Canadian championship was one of the top events circled on his calendar. Muyres and Laura Walker are striving t...
Mar 20, 2023

Six people missing in fatal Montreal fire are from U.S., Ontario, Quebec: police
MONTREAL - The search continues for six people missing after a fire swept through a historic Old Montreal building last week. A Montreal fire department spokesman says firefighters will begin dismantl...
Mar 20, 2023

US aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after 6 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American aid worker who was kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger more than six years ago has been released from custody, the Biden administration said Monday. Jeffrey Woo...
Mar 20, 2023

Quebec police say third man dies after pedestrians struck by truck last week
AMQUI, Que. - Provincial police say a third person has died after a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians in an eastern Quebec town one week ago. Police say Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41, died on the we...
Mar 20, 2023

Canada's Einarson beats Italy's Constantini 7-2 at women's world curling championship
SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated Italy's Stefania Constantini 7-2 in round-robin play at the world women's curling championship. Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane...
Mar 20, 2023