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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Final fuel standard regs to start later, cut more emissions
OTTAWA - The federal government is delaying new emissions standards on gasoline and diesel another year but is demanding the oil and gas sector make bigger cuts to fuel emissions by 2030, given how mu...
Jun 27, 2022

Masters distance runner Sasha Gollish: "Age is only the number you let it be"
Sasha Gollish was still catching her breath after the women's 5,000 metres at the Canadian track and field championships when a younger runner approached. "You're so inspiring," the runner told Gollis...
Jun 27, 2022

Red team take Beavers 11U World Series
It was championship weekend for the 11U North Battleford Beavers.Each of the four local house teams from the age group in the community gathered together for their "World Series" tournament to wrap up...
Jun 27, 2022

Calgary diver McKay finishes fifth in 10-metre platform at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canadian diver Caeli McKay continued her comeback from a serious ankle injury with a fifth-place finish in the women's 10-metre platform Monday at the world aquatics championships....
Jun 27, 2022

Blue Jays select Anderson to big-league roster and option Beasley to Triple-A Buffalo
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays selected right-hander Shaun Anderson to the major-league roster on Monday and optioned right-hander Jeremy Beasley to Triple-A Buffalo. Anderson was 2-1 with a 3.91 ear...
Jun 27, 2022

What is the legal status of abortion in Canada and do we need a law? Experts weigh in
OTTAWA - After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision Friday - the ruling that had, for decades, guaranteed a woman's right to get an abortion across the United States - Libe...
Jun 27, 2022

At G7 summit, Trudeau and other leaders mock Putin's bare-chested horseback riding
SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY - G7 leaders gathering to discuss turning up the pressure on Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine are also taking aim at the Russian president's penchant for taking off his sh...
Jun 27, 2022

Ottawa announces $221 million for Quebec's long-term care homes
MONTREAL - The federal government is injecting more than $221 million to help Quebec long-term care homes improve the prevention and control of infections. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos say...
Jun 27, 2022

Ottawa residents, police brace for protests on Canada Day
Ottawa is bracing for a new round of protests expected to start on Canada Day and the city's mayor and chief of police say they are ready. Mayor Jim Watson and interim police chief Steve Bell say secu...
Jun 27, 2022

Sedins, Luongo, Alfredsson headline Hockey Hall of Fame's 2022 class
TORONTO - Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Roberto Luongo, Daniel Alfredsson, women's player Riikka Sallinen and builder Herb Carnegie have been voted as the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2022. The Sedins...
Jun 27, 2022