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The latest on convoy protest against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. All times eastern: 6:45 a.m. The lights on ...
Feb 18, 2022
Tales of redemption: Canada adds Olympic medals in halfpipe, speedskating, curling
BEIJING - Cassie Sharpe described her devastating injury and the recovery that followed as going to hell and back. Now the Canadian has another Olympic medal to show for that tumultuous year that took...
Feb 18, 2022
Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil wins silver in men's 1,000 metres in Beijing
BEIJING - Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil has won a silver medal in the men's 1,000 metres at the Beijing Olympics on Friday. Skating in the final pairing with Dutch world champion Kai Verbij, t...
Feb 18, 2022
Protest showdown in Ottawa and Ukraine crisis deepens: In The News for Feb. 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 18, 2022
Ottawa bracing for final showdown between police and protesters
Ottawa is holding its collective breath as police appear ready to finally end the so called Freedom Convoy protest that has paralyzed a good chunk of the capital city's downtown core for the past thre...
Feb 18, 2022
Rays of hope emerge in rebuild of Lytton, B.C., months after wildfire destruction
Denise O'Connor is back in Lytton, B.C., living in the home where she spent her childhood years. But it's not where she was living last summer when a wildfire swept through the Fraser Canyon village a...
Feb 18, 2022
'Amazement and happiness': Canadian sensor on James Webb telescope passes first tests
Far out in deep space, four times the distance between Earth and its moon, a piece of Canadian technology that could help reshape our understanding of the universe has passed its first crucial tests. ...
Feb 18, 2022
Canada wins bronze medal in men's curling at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING - Canada has won a bronze medal in men's curling at the Beijing Olympics. Brad Gushue defeated American John Shuster 8-5 in the third-place game at the Ice Cube. The St. John's skip lost to Sw...
Feb 18, 2022
Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings
NEW DELHI (AP) - A court in India on Friday sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, whic...
Feb 18, 2022
Flawless road trip falls just short, as Hounds edge Stars 4-2
The Battlefords North Stars fell just short of a perfect road swing this week, as they lost the final game of their three-in-three southern swing Thursday, 4-2 at Notre Dame.Stars forward, Dylan Esau ...
Feb 18, 2022