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Federal committee will probe contracts with other consulting firms, not just McKinsey
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee probing federal contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company will now look into other consulting firms' relationships with Ottawa. New Democrat MP Gord Johns brought ...
Feb 14, 2023

Advocates, MPs call on feds to expand access to psychedelic treatment
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wants Canada to consider expanding access to psychedelics as medical treatments. May was among the MPs who joined a delegation of patients and health-care pra...
Feb 14, 2023

Canadian woman's body found in building that collapsed during earthquake in Turkey
HALIFAX - The body of a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6. during the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands. Saad Zo...
Feb 14, 2023

MPs want Canada to match more charities for Turkey and Syria earthquake donations
OTTAWA - A cross-section of MPs say Ottawa should cost-match donations to more organizations who are responding to devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Officials from Global Affairs are testif...
Feb 14, 2023

Veteran receiver Lawler rejoins Winnipeg Blue Bombers in CFL free agency
WINNIPEG - Kenny Lawler is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Bombers signed the veteran American receiver to a two-year contract Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. The six-foot-three, 1...
Feb 14, 2023

Father seemed agitated ahead of girls' murders, grandmother tells Quebec inquiry
QUEBEC - The maternal grandmother of two young Quebec girls killed by their father in July 2020 says he seemed agitated and nervous in the lead up to the murders. Gatane Tremblay testified today at a ...
Feb 14, 2023

Canada Soccer Business says it has been misunderstood, offers to help national teams
Canada Soccer Business, the little-known entity that represents Canada Soccer's corporate partnerships and broadcast rights among other assets, is tired of getting slagged. And it says it wants to hel...
Feb 14, 2023

Ottawa Redblacks sign free-agent defensive back Brooks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks to one-year contract Tuesday. Brooks, 31, spent five seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He had 35 tackles and six pass kno...
Feb 14, 2023

Boxing Canada to boycott women's championships over Russian, Belarusian involvement
TORONTO - Boxing Canada announced Tuesday it is joining a boycott of the upcoming women's world championships due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. President Ryan O'Shea said in...
Feb 14, 2023

Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached Conflict of Interest Act with letter, watchdog rules
OTTAWA - The federal ethics commissioner says Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached the Conflict of Interest Act by writing a letter to Canada's broadcast regulator to support a television channel's applica...
Feb 14, 2023