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Veteran Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris more appreciative of Grey Cup experiences
HAMILTON - Time has given Andrew Harris a deeper appreciation about what it takes to win the Grey Cup. The veteran running back will look to win a third Grey Cup in his 11-year CFL career Sunday when ...
Dec 08, 2021

Ex-Canadian Space Agency engineer faces charge for acting of half of Chinese firm
MONTREAL - The RCMP say a former Canadian Space Agency engineer has been charged with breach of trust for using his position to act on behalf of a Chinese company. Federal authorities say Wanping Zhen...
Dec 08, 2021

NHL Notebook: Olympics top agenda at board of governors' meeting in Florida
The Beijing Olympics open in less than 60 days. And the NHL has just over a month to decide if it will be there. The league and the NHL Players' Association came to a long-awaited agreement in Septemb...
Dec 08, 2021

Quebec tables police reform bill aimed at improving oversight, regaining public trust
Quebec plans to broaden the powers of its police watchdog agency to include all alleged offences committed by officers as part of an omnibus bill tabled today. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilba...
Dec 08, 2021

Cracked Cyclones: One military helicopter repaired using reinforcement in the tail
HALIFAX - The Canadian military confirmed today that repairs have been completed on one of its 19 Cyclone helicopters recently found with cracks in its tail. The Royal Canadian Air Force issued a stat...
Dec 08, 2021

Yukon reports two Omicron cases, expands booster program to those aged 18 and over
WHITEHORSE - Two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been found in Yukon as the territory moves to expand its booster program to those aged 18 and over, says the acting chief medical officer...
Dec 08, 2021

COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and hospitalizations that has hit even ...
Dec 08, 2021

Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity
VICTORIA - A vulnerable woman from Penticton, B.C., who lost her home valued at $420,000 when the city sold it to collect $10,000 in overdue property taxes has prompted a call for change from the prov...
Dec 08, 2021

Supreme Court restores manslaughter conviction in Regina child starvation case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a foster father in the starvation death of one child and the near death of her sister who were both in his and his wife's care. The hi...
Dec 08, 2021

Hopes for promised return to peacekeeping dashed as Canada pledges money, not troops
OTTAWA - Canada emerged from a high-profile peacekeeping summit in South Korea this week having pledged millions of dollars in new funds to help the UN execute its missions around the world. Yet notab...
Dec 08, 2021