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Feds to offer $114M in new money to provinces, cities for asylum seeker housing
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals plan to spend an extra $114.7 million to help pay for temporary housing for asylum seekers - a sum Ontario's government criticized as being hundreds of millions shor...
Jan 31, 2019
Canada has one month to decide whether to hold an extradition hearing for Meng
VANCOUVER - The clock is ticking for Canada to decide whether to proceed with a high-profile extradition case involving a senior executive of Huawei Technologies, which has touched off furor in d...
Jan 31, 2019
Mercy or monster? Some Humboldt Broncos families offer forgiveness, others anger
MELFORT, Sask. - As more families stood in court Tuesday to share stories of their unending grief over the dead and the injured in the Humboldt Broncos crash, there was talk of forgiveness b...
Jan 31, 2019
Asia shares mostly higher on upbeat China factory data
BANGKOK - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a survey of Chinese manufacturers showed factory activity improved slightly in December. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1....
Jan 31, 2019
Police looking for suspect after transit officer shot at Vancouver-area station
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP asked residents of a neighbourhood in Surrey, B.C., to lock their doors and turn on their outdoor lights Wednesday night as officers searched for a suspect in th...
Jan 31, 2019
More indigenous culture needed in schools, says teachers' union
The union representing Saskatchewan's teachers says the Ministry of Education needs improvement when it comes to the allocation of people and resources with the province's public schools for Indigenou...
Jan 30, 2019
Flyers down Jets 3-1 for season-best 4th straight victory
PHILADELPHIA - Carter Hart has earned the nickname Starter Hart in Philly. Why sit him? The most popular Flyers rookie this side of Gritty the mascot has certainly turned into their most productive on...
Jan 30, 2019
Houston police: 5 officers hurt in shooting, 2 suspects dead
HOUSTON - Two suspects are dead after a shooting on Monday that injured five Houston police officers, including four who were hit by gunfire as they attempted to serve a search warrant at a home where...
Jan 30, 2019
Rising South Korean soccer star Hwang In-beom to join Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - A young South Korean soccer sensation is joining the Vancouver Whitecaps, but head coach Marc Dos Santos warns that Hwang In-beom is unlikely to immediately light up th...
Jan 30, 2019
Source: Toronto FC mulls over new transfer offer for Sebastian Giovinco
Star striker Sebastian Giovinco's future with Toronto FC was up in the air Wednesday with a source confirming that the MLS club had received an offer for the Italian. Toronto has already turned d...
Jan 30, 2019