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Canada should be on 'high alert' for 2024 after record wildfire season: scientist
A scientist with the Canadian Forest Service says Canada should be on "high alert" for the 2024 wildfire season. Research scientist Piyush Jain stopped short of offering a prediction for the upcoming ...
Jan 12, 2024
Housing crunch prompts efforts to stabilize immigration levels, say federal ministers
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Minister Marc Miller say the federal government is working to stabilize the number of people entering the country every year as housing pressures ...
Jan 12, 2024
Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific. The two spoke on ...
Jan 12, 2024
Source: Defensive lineman Wakefield signs extension to remain with Redblacks
OTTAWA - Michael Wakefield is staying put. According to a league source, the veteran American defensive lineman has signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Redblacks. The six-foot-three, ...
Jan 12, 2024
Canadians helped plan U.S., U.K. attacks on Houthis in Yemen: Defence Department
OTTAWA - The Defence Department says Canadian Armed Forces members provided planning support for the U.S.-led attack on Houthi positions in Yemen Thursday but no Canadian equipment was involved. Three...
Jan 12, 2024
Number of newly licensed Quebec nurses reaches 10-year low
MONTREAL - The number of new nursing licences issued in Quebec has reached a 10-year low as the province struggles to staff its medical facilities. The professional order that regulates nursing in the...
Jan 12, 2024
Alberta government aiming to support Indigenous student success
Twelve Indigenous organizations from across the province will receive $3 million in funding from the Bridging Classrooms to Communities pilot program.In July 2023, Alberta's government announced a $10...
Jan 12, 2024
Canadian offensive lineman Adams faces a busy off-season preparing for NFL draft
It's the start of a rather unconventional and unique job interview for Isaiah Adams. Over the next three-plus months, the Canadian offensive lineman will be tested, interviewed and evaluated repeatedl...
Jan 12, 2024
Toronto FC training camp opens with medicals then a flight to warm-weather Florida
Toronto FC players are scheduled to report for medicals Saturday before heading south for Florida next Tuesday in search of warm weather. The MLS club, in is first pre-season under former Canada coach...
Jan 12, 2024
South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis happiest when UFC cage door closes
TORONTO - Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis is in his happy place when he steps into the Octagon, as evidenced by the wide smile always present during pre-fight introductions. "It's the thing I love mos...
Jan 12, 2024