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Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church'...
Jul 24, 2022
Some facts on the wildfires season in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Here are some facts on the wildfire situation from April 1 to July 7 in British Columbia: Total fires: 463 Total area burned: About 113 square kilometres. Total fires by region: Coastal 50...
Jul 08, 2017
Canada's Rivard captures gold, Dorris wins silver at Para swimming worlds
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Canada added two medals to its total on the second last day of the Para Swimming World Championships on Saturday. Aurelie Rivard, of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., captured ...
Aug 05, 2023
New travel costs revealed for EPA head amid ongoing scrutiny
WASHINGTON - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spent more than $120,000 in public funds last summer for a trip to Italy that included a meeting of G-7 ministers and a private ...
Mar 21, 2018
Venezuela revokes Brazil's custody of diplomatic mission housing six Maduro opponents
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's government has revoked permission for Brazil to serve as custodian of Argentina's diplomatic missions in the country, alleging several anti-government opponents h...
Sep 07, 2024
Border wall, bullet train: California vs. Trump escalates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Disputes over President Donald Trump's border wall and California's bullet train are intensifying the feud between the White House and the nation's most populous state. The Trump ...
Feb 22, 2019
Border wall, bullet train: California vs. Trump escalates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Disputes over President Donald Trump's border wall and California's bullet train are intensifying the feud between the White House and the nation's most populous state. The Trump ...
Feb 20, 2019
No one person likely to blame for federal pay system debacle, says bureaucrat
OTTAWA - It’s unlikely that any single person will be held accountable for the government’s failed employee pay system, a senior federal bureaucrat told a news conference Wednesday. The co...
Jan 11, 2017
Canadian employers content to avoid costs and headaches of providing childcare
CALGARY - One of the keys to Jenna Pickering’s return to work at the Suncor Energy Inc. head office in downtown Calgary was making sure her son Luke had a place at the affiliated daycare in the ...
May 28, 2018
Shutdown less likely as Senate closes in on budget agreement
WASHINGTON - Buoyed by the sudden likelihood of a budget pact, lawmakers are on track to avoid a repeat of last month’s government shutdown - though President Donald Trump unexpectedly raised th...
Feb 07, 2018