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Liberals introduce legislation to create national council to oversee reconciliation
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller has tabled a bill that would create a national council for reconciliation - a recommendation the Truth and Reconciliation Commission made in 2015 and th...
Jun 23, 2022
Riders head to Montreal hoping for a win after short practice week
A short week isn't the only obstacle the Saskatchewan Roughriders have to overcome against the Montreal Alouettes, but it's a big one.The Riders had only two days of practice - a full one on Tuesday a...
Jun 23, 2022
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak narrowly misses eighth world championship medal
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Penny Oleksiak narrowly missed out on a third medal at the 2022 world aquatics championships with a fourth-place finish Thursday in the women's 100-metre freestyle. Oleksiak, from ...
Jun 23, 2022
Patrick Brown requests party probe 'misleading' membership email from Poilievre
OTTAWA - Patrick Brown's leadership campaign is the latest to raise concerns about what it calls "misleading" emails sent to party members by his main rival. Brown's national campaign co-chair John Re...
Jun 23, 2022
Officials: US to send rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will send another $450 million in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, U.S. officials said Thursday. The latest package will inclu...
Jun 23, 2022
Gun bill on road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP delays
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress' most...
Jun 23, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The head of the Mounties - and the Liberal government - have come under scrutiny in Ottawa over a...
Jun 23, 2022
Ex-Liberal MP Raj Grewal invited lenders to private meet-and-greet with Trudeau
OTTAWA - A pair of Ontario businessmen say they each loaned former Liberal MP Raj Grewal $200,000 before being invited to join a 2018 trip to India with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Brampton tire ce...
Jun 23, 2022
Multiple assaults, teens still missing: RCMP report
Battlefords RCMP are looking for two suspects from a reported assault with a machete on Moosomin First Nation.Saturday evening, a man in his 40s was giving a ride to two people he knew, before an alte...
Jun 23, 2022
Senators named preferred bidder for LeBreton Flats site as team eyes downtown arena
OTTAWA - The dream of a downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators is back on. The National Capital Commission announced Thursday a group led by the NHL franchise is the preferred bidder for LeBreton Flat...
Jun 23, 2022