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As pandemic business loan repayment deadline looms, calls for extending deadline grow
OTTAWA - New Democrats and a business group are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for small businesses to repay loans they received from a pandemic support program. The Canada E...
Jul 11, 2023
Green Leader Elizabeth May home after hospitalization due to overwork: statement
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May's husband says she is home after spending a few days in hospital for overwork, fatigue and stress. John Kidder says in a statement posted to May's website tha...
Jul 11, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks sign American quarterbacks Dunniway, Pigrome
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed American quarterbacks Tyrrell Pigrome and Jake Dunniway on Tuesday. The moves come a day after the CFL club announced starter Jeremiah Masoli required surgery afte...
Jul 11, 2023
NATO chief says no timetable set for Ukraine's membership, a position that disappointed Zelenskyy
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the leaders of the military organization's member nations have agreed to allow Ukraine to join "when allies agree and conditions ...
Jul 11, 2023
Canadian swimmers Pickrem, Zavaros pull out of world championships
Veteran Canadian swimmers Sydney Pickrem and Mabel Zavaros have pulled out of the upcoming World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Swimming Canada says Zavaros, 23, will miss the event due to ...
Jul 11, 2023
Montreal Canadiens sign forward Alex Newhook to four-year contract extension
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The deal carries an annual average value of $2.9 million. Newhoo...
Jul 11, 2023
Southbound surges of U.S. agents causing delays, 'disarray' at Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - Members of Congress are growing concerned about what they say is a shortage of agents on the southern side of the Canada-U.S. border. New York Democrat Rep. Brian Higgins says Customs and...
Jul 11, 2023
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court
Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she had been discriminated against. Th...
Jul 11, 2023
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court
Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she had been discriminated against. Th...
Jul 11, 2023
In the news today: Trudeau at NATO summit, new announcement from ethics watchdog
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets Pr...
Jul 11, 2023