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PBO says federal funding for child-care system isn't enough to meet goals
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has not set aside enough money to build a national child-care system aimed at expanding spaces and cutting fees. The Liberals' bud...
Feb 03, 2022

Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser to battle Brazilian on April UFC Fight Night card
Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser returns to action April 23 when he takes on Rodrigo Nascimento on a UFC Fight Night card. Boser (20-8-1) is coming off a second-round KO of Ovince St. ...
Feb 03, 2022

B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial
VANCOUVER - A former employee of British Columbia's legislature says he was "screamed at like a dog" by the former Speaker and his special adviser during an investigation into misspending allegations ...
Feb 03, 2022

'Everyone has exhaled': Candice Bergen brings steady hand to Conservative caucus
OTTAWA - The new interim leader of Canada's Conservatives hails from a small Mennonite community and is no stranger to leadership. Candice Bergen was picked Wednesday evening to take over from Erin O'...
Feb 03, 2022

Activist: Man killed by police didn't live in raided flat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man fatally shot by Minneapolis police executing a search warrant in a homicide investigation did not live in the apartment that the SWAT team raided, according to a civil rights ...
Feb 03, 2022

GoFund Me called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn't used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and white s...
Feb 03, 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps sign top striker Brian White to four-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps locked up a potent piece of their offence, signing American striker Brian White to a four-year extension. The deal, announced Thursday, will keep White in Vancouver...
Feb 03, 2022

Canadian men take a breath before looking to seal a World Cup berth in Qatar
Four years into his tenure as coach of the men's soccer team, John Herdman is now one win away from taking Canada to the World Cup - ending a 36-year absence from the world showcase. A Canadian tie in...
Feb 03, 2022

Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate
OTTAWA - The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy. The Canada Border Services Ag...
Feb 03, 2022

From heroes to targets: At an Ontario hospital, anti-vax protests weigh on staff
Nicole Corry says she didn't become a personal support worker to be called a hero. But she never anticipated that she would be villainized as she puts her health and family's welfare on the line to ca...
Feb 03, 2022