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Leave use of notwithstanding clause up to provinces, say Conservative and Bloc MPs
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives joined the Bloc Qubcois to try and send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that it is up to the provinces to decide how to use the notwithstanding clause. Bl...
Feb 13, 2023
UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria's president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country's rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment fon millions of ear...
Feb 13, 2023
Player Jim Rutledge and writer Robert Stanley Weir to join Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Jim Rutledge was mowing his lawn in Victoria when Ted Fletcher, chair of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame's selection committee, gave him a call. Rutledge and reporter Robert Stanley Weir would be the n...
Feb 13, 2023
‘Amazing memories and a lot of victories:’ Fajardo says goodbye in Twitter post
Cody Fajardo is bidding farewell to Saskatchewan.In a Twitter post, Fajardo thanks Rider Nation for making him, his wife Laura, and newborn son Luca "feel like royalty."Fajardo said he will always hav...
Feb 13, 2023
Liberal MP wants to expedite having Canada Soccer before parliamentary committee
It appears Canada Soccer may soon join Hockey Canada in coming under the scrutiny of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says the parliamentary committee has al...
Feb 13, 2023
Imperial Oil files cleanup plan for tailings leak in Alberta, won't disclose details
Imperial Oil Ltd. has filed a plan for the interim cleanup of one of the largest oilpatch spills in Alberta history but won't say what it is. A spokeswoman for the oilsands giant says the company has ...
Feb 13, 2023
Major parties support quick passage of Liberal law delaying assisted dying expansion
OTTAWA - All major parties in the House of Commons are signalling they will support a Liberal bill that would further delay the expansion of medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is ...
Feb 13, 2023
IFAF approves Canadian rules in competitions, use of the Canadian rulebook
VANCOUVER - The International Federation of American Football has approved Canadian rules in international competition and the use of the Canadian Amateur Football rulebook in IFAF-sanctioned global c...
Feb 13, 2023
Snow Maze at Duck Mountain Provincial Park
The time has come! The snow maze at Duck Mountain Provincial Park has officially launched!With 6-foot walls, do you think you could escape the maze?New this year is Laser tag in the maze offered by Pr...
Feb 13, 2023
'I bet on us:' Raptors confident in figuring it out entering later stretch of season
TORONTO - It's been a season full of highs and lows for the 10th-place Toronto Raptors, but all-star forward Pascal Siakam says confidence hasn't wavered with just 24 games left in the regular season....
Feb 13, 2023