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Canada to debut three new players as Rivalry Series shifts to Ontario
CALGARY - Three players will make their debuts with the Canadian senior women's hockey team when the fifth instalment of the Rivalry Series continues next month with two games in Ontario. Hockey Canad...
Nov 29, 2023

Senators need to 'get out of the way' and pass carbon price bill: Tory MP
OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Adam Chambers says senators should, in his words, "learn their place in a democracy" and go back to being what he calls "invisible" instead of holding up a carbon pric...
Nov 29, 2023

Feds select Boeing military plane in sole-source deal, bypassing Bombardier
The federal government is expected to announce as early as Thursday that it has selected Boeing to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal, according to three sources ...
Nov 29, 2023

Quebec coroner recommends better training at ski hills after six-year-old's death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is asking the province's ski industry to review its training and safety practices after a six-year-old girl died after being dragged by a T-bar lift during a ski lesson in ...
Nov 29, 2023

Quebec coroner recommends better training at ski hills after six-year-old's death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is asking the province's ski industry to review its training and safety practices after a six-year-old girl died after being dragged by a T-bar lift during a ski lesson in ...
Nov 29, 2023

US authorities charge man from India in plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. authorities announced murder-for-hire charges Wednesday against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living...
Nov 29, 2023

Preliminary hearing scheduled for March in Laval daycare bus crash deaths
LAVAL, Que. - The preliminary hearing for a man accused of killing two children this year when a city bus was driven into a Laval, Que., daycare will begin on March 25. Defence lawyer Julien Lesprance...
Nov 29, 2023

Respondents to BoC questionnaire largely oppose creating a digital Canadian dollar
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's public consultations on the creation of a digital Canadian dollar reveal most respondents are opposed to it. The central bank released its findings today, which show that...
Nov 29, 2023

Canadian navy in critical state, could fail to meet readiness commitments: commander
OTTAWA - The commander of Canada's navy says the force is in a "critical state," with many occupations at or below 80 per cent of their normal staffing. In a video posted to the navy's YouTube page, V...
Nov 29, 2023

Court clears France's justice minister of conflict of interest
PARIS (AP) - A special court has cleared France's justice minister of conflict of interest, ruling he was not guilty of having used his office to settle personal scores. Once a high-profile lawyer, Er...
Nov 29, 2023