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Backlog targeted as Veterans Affairs reports nearly $1B for ex-soldiers was unspent
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is facing fresh calls to eliminate the backlog of disability claims from ill and injured veterans amid revelations Veterans Affairs Canada failed to spend nearly $1 bil...
Jan 31, 2023
Calgary man searching for group that helped him emigrate to Canada three decades ago
Ivo Ceko was a member of a military police unit that was guarding a hotel in a town in central Bosnia when he met a group of young Canadians and Americans in the summer of 1994. His English wasn't ver...
Jan 31, 2023
Canada's Bianca Andreescu downs Britain's Dart in Thailand Open first round
HUA HIN, Thailand - Top-seed Bianca Andreescu is off to a winning start at the Thailand Open tennis tournament after posting a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Britain's Harriet Dart on Tuesday. Andreescu, from ...
Jan 31, 2023
Pacific FC signs former Canadian youth international attacker Adonijah Reid
LANGFORD, B.C. - Pacific FC has signed winger/forward Adonijah Reid, a former Canadian youth international and FC Dallas draft pick. The 23-year-old from Brampton, Ont., was most recently with Miami F...
Jan 31, 2023
Mi'kmaw Nova Scotia MP says updated electoral map kicks him out of his own riding
OTTAWA - A Mi'kmaw member of Parliament says proposed changes to the boundaries of federal ridings in Nova Scotia would remove him and two Indigenous communities from his riding. Jaime Battiste says a...
Jan 31, 2023
MacLennan, Black and Shewfelt calling for change in leadership at Gymnastics Canada
TORONTO - Three Canadian gymnastics stars have joined the call for the resignation of Ian Moss. In a letter to Gymnastics Canada's board of directors, obtained by the CBC, Rosie MacLennan, Ellie Black...
Jan 31, 2023
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples call for end to police brutality in Canada
A national Indigenous organization is calling on Canadian police forces to make "fundamental changes" to end brutality against members of racialized groups in the country. The Congress of Aboriginal P...
Jan 31, 2023
FSIN calls for Harvard hockey coach's resignation after reported racist comments
SASKATOON - The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for the resignation of Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey coach Katey Stone. Stone reportedly made racist comments to players, inc...
Jan 31, 2023
L'Arche Canada says changes made amid sex abuse scandal tied to founder Jean Vanier
MONTREAL - Charity L'Arche Canada says it has made changes to protect staff, volunteers and participants since sexual abuse allegations against founder Jean Vanier first came to light in 2020. The int...
Jan 31, 2023
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples call for end to police brutality in Canada
TORONTO - A national Indigenous organization is calling on Canadian police forces to make "fundamental changes" to end brutality against members of racialized groups in the country. The Congress of Ab...
Jan 31, 2023