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Judge to decide on petition over B.C. Liberal leadership vote
VANCOUVER - A judge was expected to deliver her decision today on a petition that asks the British Columbia Supreme Court to delay the release of results from the B.C. Liberal party's leadership vote....
Feb 05, 2022

CFIA canned potato review irritates farmers and shows depths of government secrecy
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants to know what people think about the size of canned, cubed, white potatoes - but if you want to know exactly who asked for the change or why this is a...
Feb 05, 2022

Ottawa, other cities act to rein in escalating anti-vaccine protests
Ottawa and several other cities across Canada are working to try to ensure that escalating protests against COVID vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions remain peaceful today. Police in...
Feb 05, 2022

Stars top Mustangs to open weekend with fourth straight
The Battlefords North Stars extended their winning streak to four games Friday, topping the Melfort Mustangs 5-3 to open their billet/parent weekend with a victory.Five different goal scorers chipped ...
Feb 05, 2022

Hedman, Kyrou, Aho win big in Vegas NHL skills competition
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis' Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor Fr...
Feb 04, 2022

Pascal Siakam's 21-point first-quarter explosion extends Raptors win streak to five
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam scored 21 points in the first quarter on way his way to 33 for the evening as the Toronto Raptors extended their winning streak to five with a 125-114 victory over the Atlanta ...
Feb 04, 2022

Pandemic fatigue leaves Canada in 'tricky moment', Freeland says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is at a "tricky moment" as we near the two-year mark of a global pandemic that has left everyone tired, grouchy and grasping for signs of hope. ...
Feb 04, 2022

NASCAR bet more than $1 million to bring cars into Coliseum
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASCAR's top stars have seen the Los Angeles Coliseum on television and they know what it looks like as a football stadium. But as a racetrack? This they had to see right away, up c...
Feb 04, 2022

Candice Bergen shakes up O'Toole's parliamentary leadership team, drops Quebec MP
OTTAWA - New Conservative Interim Leader Candice Bergen has done a clean sweep of former leader Erin O'Toole's leadership team in Parliament. Tory MPs were informed Friday of the major shakeup, which ...
Feb 04, 2022

Ottawa locals hit the streets in a 'community safety walk' amid convoy demonstration
OTTAWA - On a frosty Friday morning, a few dozen masked people gathered on the corner of Bank and Somerset Street in downtown Ottawa. The group came together to attend a community safety walk, the fir...
Feb 04, 2022