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RCMP says it is investigating recent leaks on alleged foreign interference
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it has opened an investigation into possible violations of the Security of Information Act concerning recent media reports about alleged foreign interference. In a statement to ...
Mar 06, 2023
Alberta doctors surveyed on racial biases
In a survey question about whether Alberta physicians preferred white or Indigenous people, 25 per cent said they preferred white people while more than eight per cent said they felt unfavourably towa...
Mar 06, 2023
Technical difficulties delay committee meeting that Google exec was set to attend
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee that was set to hear from the head of Google Canada is hoping to reschedule her appearance for later this week. The heritage committee was set to hear from Sabrina G...
Mar 06, 2023
Neymar to undergo season-ending surgery on right ankle
PARIS (AP) - Brazilian soccer player Neymar will undergo season-ending surgery on his damaged right ankle and will be out for up to four months, French club Paris Saint-Germain said Monday. Neymar wil...
Mar 06, 2023
Neymar to undergo season-ending surgery on right ankle
PARIS (AP) - Brazilian soccer player Neymar will undergo season-ending surgery on his damaged right ankle and will be out for up to four months, French club Paris Saint-Germain said Monday. Neymar wil...
Mar 06, 2023
Company behind Sporting Life and Golf Town to launch new Team Town Sports store
TORONTO - Canadian retailer Sporting Life Group is launching a new national sporting goods chain catering to team sports players. The company says its new Team Town Sports banner will open its first t...
Mar 06, 2023
Canadian Tire commits half its sponsorship dollars to women's professional sports
TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corp. has announced a new commitment to improve gender equity in sports, saying at least half the money it spends sponsoring professional sports will go towards women by 2026. ...
Mar 06, 2023
NFL.com lists Canadians Brown, Sow as players who improved NFL draft stock at combine
It appears Canadians Chase Brown and Sidy Sow raised eyebrows at the '23 NFL combine. Brown, a running back at Illinois, and Sow, an offensive lineman at Eastern Michigan, were among five Canadians at...
Mar 06, 2023
CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue
MONTREAL - CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees. Unifor announced Sunday that workers with Local 100 are 98 per cent in fav...
Mar 06, 2023
Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to over...
Mar 06, 2023