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John Herdman says Canadian men's vision is clear on World Cup qualifying journey
John Herdman says his players have been focused on their task since he took over the Canadian men's program in January 2018. Their vision was clear in his first interviews with them. Leave a legacy. B...
Jun 15, 2021
Liberals table bill to protect French in sweeping update to Official Languages Act
OTTAWA - The Liberals are tabling legislation to beef up protection of French in Canada as part of the biggest overhaul to the Official Languages Act in more than three decades. Official Languages Min...
Jun 15, 2021
CFL to kick off 2021 regular-season schedule with Winnipeg-Hamilton Grey Cup rematch
TORONTO - The CFL has scheduled a Grey Cup rematch for its return. The CFL unveiled its 14-game regular season Tuesday, a day after the board of governors voted to resume play Aug., 5. The league didn...
Jun 15, 2021
Slovakia court tosses acquittals in reporter's slaying
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - An appeals court in Slovakia has dismissed a lower court's acquittal of a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fian...
Jun 15, 2021
Ethics commissioner finds former Liberal MP violated conflict of interest code
OTTAWA - Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion says former Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi violated Parliament's conflict of interest code when she hired her sister in her constituency office. Dion says Ratansi co...
Jun 15, 2021
Commissioner says lobbying of federal departments, politicians hits record high
OTTAWA - The federal lobbying commissioner says government agencies and officials faced a record barrage of pitches in the last year from groups trying to shape the country's pandemic response. Today'...
Jun 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:20 a.m. The Quebec government is reporting 105 new cases of COVID-19 and six additional deaths attributed to the novel corona...
Jun 15, 2021
Weather watches and warnings in place for much of central Alberta today
It's another active weather day across many parts of the province today with severe thunderstorm watches and warnings in place, in addition to many heat warnings as well.1:40 PM MDT Tuesday 15 June 20...
Jun 15, 2021
Slipshod practices might mean gaps in Canada's COVID-19 record, info watchdog says
OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog says key government decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic might be lost to history because of a sudden shift to new technologies and long-standing poor recor...
Jun 15, 2021
Ontario commits $10 million to investigate burial sites at residential schools
Ontario is committing $10 million to identify, investigate and commemorate burial sites on the grounds of former residential schools in the province. The money will also go toward culturally appropria...
Jun 15, 2021