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Family of Canadian Uyghur advocate held in China upset, outraged he remains detained
OTTAWA - The wife of a Canadian Uyghur advocate imprisoned in China for 15 years says she is disappointed that her husband was not part of a deal that freed Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Huseyin ...
Sep 28, 2021

Canucks' Demko glad to have goalie coach Ian Clark back: 'I stuck my neck out'
Thatcher Demko isn't usually one to speak out publicly. The quiet, reserved Vancouver Canucks netminder prefers to let his actions do the talking. In the final days of a frustrating, disappointing 202...
Sep 28, 2021

33 trapped miners safe after rescue, 6 more on long trek out of mine near Sudbury
Thirty-three of 39 miners who were trapped underground in northern Ontario since Sunday have returned safely to the surface, the workers' union said Tuesday as a rescue operation continued. United Ste...
Sep 28, 2021

Texas inmate executed for fatally stabbing 2 brothers
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30 years ago. Rick Rhoades, 57, was execute...
Sep 28, 2021

Alberta's Kenney rejects new health rules as COVID-19 cripples hospitals
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing consistently high COVID-19 cases that are pushing the health system to the brink of collapse, is rejecting new measures and a so-called "firebreak" lock...
Sep 28, 2021

Military officer should have grieved removal as head of vaccine campaign: Government
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer says if Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was unhappy with his removal as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout campaign, he should have filed a grievance with the military rather th...
Sep 28, 2021

Women's hoops coach Thomaidis, Canada Basketball agree to part ways
TORONTO - Lisa Thomaidis will not return as head coach of Canada's national women's basketball team, ending a run of nearly a decade at the helm of the program. Canada Basketball said in a release Tue...
Sep 28, 2021

Hamilton Tiger-Cats move receiver Bralon Addison from injured list to active roster
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats added receiver Bralon Addison to the active roster Monday. Addison, 27, has missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury. He was a CFL all-star in 2019 w...
Sep 28, 2021

Poll suggests most Canadians pessimistic about fighting climate change
Most Canadians aren't optimistic about humanity's chances of fighting climate change, a new survey suggests. But that attitude has to change before it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, said Megan Le...
Sep 28, 2021

'Potential anomaly' with ballot box prompts recount in Châteauguay-Lacolle
OTTAWA - The Liberals have asked for a recount in a close-run riding in Quebec after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box. And a recount is likely to be kick-started this week in Dav...
Sep 28, 2021