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Federal watchdogs, MPs slam corrections officials on treatment of prisoners
OTTAWA - Federal watchdogs and members of Parliament are pressing Canada's top corrections officials to improve conditions for Black and Indigenous offenders who are serving time in federal prisons. T...
Feb 11, 2023
Canada's Cynthia Appiah claims monobob bronze at World Cup stop in Austria
IGLS, Austria - Toronto's Cynthia Appiah claimed bronze in the World Cup monobob event on Saturday. Germany's Lisa Buckwitz won the gold medal with a time of one minute, 49.20 seconds. Australia's Bre...
Feb 11, 2023
Trudeau travelling to Bahamas next week to meet with Caribbean political leaders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be travelling to the Bahamas next week to meet with his counterparts from 20 Caribbean governments. A release from Trudeau's office says he will be in Nassa...
Feb 11, 2023
Toronto Raptors sign guard-forward Joe Wieskamp to multi-year deal
The Toronto Raptors have signed guard-forward Joe Wieskamp to a multi-year contract, the club announced Saturday. The financial terms of the deal were not released. The six-foot-six Wieskamp signed a ...
Feb 11, 2023
Pope Francis names Frank Leo new Archbishop of Toronto, Collins steps down due to age
Toronto has a new archbishop-designate after Pope Francis named a new man to one of the top clerical posts in the Canadian Catholic Church. The pontif announced today that Frank Leo will take over as ...
Feb 11, 2023
Canada Soccer holds emergency labour talks with women's team in Florida
Canada Soccer is holding emergency talks with the women's national team in Florida today in a bid to convince the players to return to the field. The Canadian women have refused to train or play, with...
Feb 11, 2023
Travel agents busy after Christmas season debacle
Travel agents have had a chance to rest since the Christmas season air travel debacle that saw flights cancelled across Canada.Terry Kaszas, general manager of travel services for CAA Saskatchewan, sa...
Feb 11, 2023
Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement
A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron-ore mine is to b...
Feb 11, 2023
Witnesses describe how the Quebec daycare bus crash unfolded, moment by moment
LAVAL, Que. - It was just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday when Andr Beaudoin pulled into the parking lot to bring his two-year-old son to daycare. The Garderie ducative Ste-Rose in Laval, Que., was busy, w...
Feb 11, 2023
Trudeau pushing softer approach to temporary visas, less focus on risk of overstaying
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's pushing Canada's immigration system to soften its approach to processing visa applications and put less focus on the risk of visitors overstaying their...
Feb 11, 2023