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Advocates urge Ottawa to remove quota on Afghan refugee sponsorship program
TORONTO - A group of advocates is urging the federal government to remove the limit on applications to sponsor certain Afghan refugees in Canada - or at least stop counting rejected applications towar...
Oct 28, 2022
Cybersecurity centre warns of evolving ransomware tactics, state-sponsored threats
OTTAWA - The federal cybersecurity centre says criminals who hold data for ransom are expected to use new techniques - such as threatening a target's partners or clients - to increase their chances of...
Oct 28, 2022
Canada takes on new international challengers in Pan Continental Curling Championship
CALGARY - Canada's Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson face some non-traditional opponents in the inaugural Pan Continental championship starting Monday in Calgary. Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and Chinese Tapei ...
Oct 28, 2022
Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen announce divorce after 13 years
Tom Brady and Gisele Bndchen have finalized their divorce, they announced Friday, ending the 13-year marriage between two superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of fashion and football. Bra...
Oct 28, 2022
Deaths of 8 in Oklahoma home investigated as murder-suicide
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) - The deaths of eight people - including six children - found in a burning Oklahoma home are being investigated as a murder-suicide, authorities said Friday. The children rang...
Oct 28, 2022
Supreme Court declares parts of sex offender registry unconstitutional
OTTAWA - Canada's top court says parts of the national sex offender registry are unconstitutional In a ruling this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada says mandatory registration of all sex offenders...
Oct 28, 2022
US sanctions Iranian group that put bounty on Rushdie's life
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that raised money to target British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at ...
Oct 28, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Bublik to reach semifinals at Swiss Indoors
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Alexander Bublik 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament. The 22-year-old Montreal native, seeded thi...
Oct 28, 2022
Conditions could be a factor in Canada-U. S. Rugby World Cup quarterfinal in Auckland
With heavy rain in the forecast for Auckland, Canada coach Kevin Rouet isn't expecting Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against the U.S. to be a thing of beauty. "It's going to change the dynam...
Oct 28, 2022
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton signs on with OSIC; athletes angry about rescheduled AGM
CALGARY - Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the new federal program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport in Canada. Effective no later than Jan. 17, 2...
Oct 28, 2022