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Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith says he wants the House of Commons to sit for another week to study Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects bill. Erskine-Smith was the only Liberal to vote ...
Jun 17, 2025

Jays starter Francis goes on injured list, reliever Swanson designated for assignment
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder impingement. The move, announced by the team a few hours before Tuesday's series o...
Jun 17, 2025

Green, Demski and Riders offensive line all earn CFL honour roll awards
TORONTO - Defensive back Adrian Green, receiver Nic Demski and the Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive line all earned CFL honour roll awards Tuesday. Green, of the Calgary Stampeders, posted a grade o...
Jun 17, 2025

Argentine tribunal allows ex-President Fernández to serve corruption sentence at home
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A federal court on Tuesday granted former Argentine President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner's request to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at her home in B...
Jun 17, 2025

Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States. In a news release, Mayor Valrie Plante says the "current situation" in the...
Jun 17, 2025

Maskwacis RCMP seize illegal firearms
The first two weeks of June have been busy for the RCMP in Maskwacis as they've continued to crack down on gun crime.This includes multiple calls for service that resulted in the seizure of several il...
Jun 17, 2025

UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women
LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued that it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons a...
Jun 17, 2025

Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan
A Statistics Canada report says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic. The new data show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent...
Jun 17, 2025

Captain Sophie de Goede rejoins Canada rugby team after yearlong injury layoff
Captain Sophie de Goede, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament a year ago, will rejoin the Canada women's rugby team ahead of the team's upcoming tour to South Africa. Despite the injury, the 25-yea...
Jun 17, 2025

Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov win first-round matches in Halle
Canadians Flix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov had winning starts Tuesday at the Terra Wortmann Open grass-court tennis tournament. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime fired 17 aces in a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-1...
Jun 17, 2025