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Canada adds new sanctions against Iran as crackdown on protests continues
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has announced a fifth package of economic sanctions against Iran as the country continues its crackdown on human-rights protesters. Joly said in a stateme...
Nov 16, 2022

B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for 'heavy hand' of mask mandate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she doesn't believe there's a need for the "heavy hand" of a mask mandate. Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent ...
Nov 16, 2022

Former Raptors star Kyle Lowry says returning to Toronto will always be emotional
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry says coming "home" to Toronto will always be tough. The former Raptors guard talked about the emotional roller-coaster of returning to city he called home for nine years ahead of ...
Nov 16, 2022

Federal government seeking feedback on promised school food policy as inflation rises
OTTAWA - The federal minister of families, children and social development says the government is looking for feedback on the creation of a national school food policy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau t...
Nov 16, 2022

Battlefords Empty Stocking Fund set to launch
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) is getting ready to launch its Empty Stocking Fund for the holiday season. Through the program, families in need will receive Christmas hamper...
Nov 16, 2022

Toronto mayor backs early booze sales at bars, restaurants during World Cup
Toronto Mayor John Tory is backing a plan to allow local restaurants and bars to serve alcohol earlier than usual during the FIFA World Cup. The mayor says he will ask city councillors next week to ap...
Nov 16, 2022

State media: Gunmen attack bazaar in Iran, killing 5
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Gunmen opened fire in a bazaar in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding civilians and security forces, state ...
Nov 16, 2022

Ex-PQ leader and sex offender André Boisclair refused therapy in jail, denied parole
MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andr Boisclair has been denied his first chance at parole after serving one-sixth of his sentence for sex crimes. Boisclair was sentenced in July to two years in...
Nov 16, 2022

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader; Scott's bid rejected
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized over his party's mid...
Nov 16, 2022

Underdog Argos have some history on their side heading into Grey Cup
REGINA - It's a scenario McLeod Bethel-Thompson has lived before. The Toronto quarterback had a front-row seat five years ago when an upstart Argonauts squad registered a huge Grey Cup upset. Veteran ...
Nov 16, 2022