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B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year. Assistant RCMP Com...
Mar 08, 2024

Canada's military will soon have a new leader. Will it finally be a woman?
OTTAWA - The search is on for the next leader of the Canadian Armed Forces - and it's long past time that a woman became chief of the defence staff, observers say. Canada has had 21 full-time defence ...
Mar 08, 2024

Support women for a better future, Governor General says on International Women's Day
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says supporting women leads to better futures for all. Simon gave a speech today at an event hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa for International Women's Day, and refl...
Mar 08, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Canada resuming funding to UN aid agency in Gaza
OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will resume funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza. Canada was one of 16 countries that temporarily halted future payment...
Mar 08, 2024

Contractor defends work on ArriveCan app, says conflict concerns were addressed
OTTAWA - A contractor that worked on ArriveCan is defending its integrity after Ottawa suspended its federal contracts following a report that its founder was a government employee. Dalian Enterprises...
Mar 08, 2024

RNC votes to install Donald Trump's handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party
HOUSTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump's handpicked leadership team, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a...
Mar 08, 2024

Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to e...
Mar 08, 2024

Manitoba government urged to keep promise to search of landfill for women's remains
WINNIPEG - The families of two slain First Nations women are continuing to press the Manitoba government to search a landfill for their remains. The families, along with supporters and Indigenous lead...
Mar 08, 2024

2010 NL MVP Joey Votto agrees to non-roster invite with hometown Blue Jays
TORONTO - Joey Votto has agreed to a non-roster invite with the Toronto Blue Jays, the former National League MVP said on social media. The 40-year-old first-baseman from Toronto joins the Blue Jays a...
Mar 08, 2024

More local politicians in Quebec report facing harassment, intimidation: survey
MONTREAL - A survey of hundreds of elected municipal officials across Quebec shows a rise in the last decade in the percentage of politicians who report facing harassment and intimidation. Thirty-nine...
Mar 08, 2024