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As news is still shared on Facebook, Instagram, Meta may yet be regulated: St-Onge
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Canada's broadcasting regulator should look into regulating Meta when the Online News Act comes into effect, as users find loopholes to share news on it...
Dec 05, 2023
Herdman remembers Sinclair's 'very, very special' game at London Olympics
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair's resume features a record-long list of goals and plenty of highlights, but perhaps none more memorable than the 2012 London Olympics semifinal against the United States...
Dec 05, 2023
Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom sidelined with fractured finger
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom is sidelined with a fractured finger. The club says Markstrom, who left Monday's practice after injuring his right hand, doesn't require surgery and is week t...
Dec 05, 2023
Canada considering options to get extended family of Canadians out of Gaza
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he is considering options to get the extended family members of Canadians out of the embattled Gaza Strip. Most Canadians with extended family members in...
Dec 05, 2023
Rain, wind pummels B.C. coast as atmospheric river makes landfall
VANCOUVER - Parts of southwestern British Columbia remain under a rainfall warning as a potent atmospheric river made landfall along the province's coast Monday, bringing ample rain and high winds whi...
Dec 05, 2023
Canadian with family in Gaza calling on Ottawa to advocate more for its citizens
An Ontario man says he is desperate to get his two children and wife out of the Gaza Strip as Israel intensifies its offensive into southern areas of the besieged territory. Nael Alhalis, says his 13-...
Dec 05, 2023
Rate of sexual assault in the Canadian Armed Forces rising, StatCan survey suggests
OTTAWA - A new report from Statistics Canada suggests the problem of sexual misconduct in the military is getting worse. The survey suggests 3.5 per cent of Canadian Armed Forces personnel say they we...
Dec 05, 2023
Assembly of First Nations meeting kicks off as election of new national chief looms
OTTAWA - A special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations is kicking off in Ottawa on Tuesday, as chiefs get ready to elect a new leader. The election of the organization's next national chief comes...
Dec 05, 2023
Jays voice and Frick nominee Dan Shulman recalls his formative days in broadcasting
TORONTO - When Dan Shulman was a first-year mathematics student at the University of Western Ontario, the self-described 'sports nut' thought he might give sports writing a try. "I wanted to write spo...
Dec 05, 2023
In the news today: Quebec Laurentians residents await answers after dike evacuation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Quebec residents waiting for answers after evacuation Hundreds of residents of ...
Dec 05, 2023