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Canada sanctions Russian entities over disinformation, including TV channel, actors
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has announced more sanctions on Russian entities. The new sanctions apply to 34 people and one television network that the government is calling "propagan...
Oct 17, 2022
By the numbers: How much the 'Freedom Convoy' cost the city of Ottawa
OTTAWA - The city of Ottawa opened its books to show how much the "Freedom Convoy" protest last winter cost, and the pressure it placed upon city services. Here's a look at the breakdown, according to...
Oct 17, 2022
Vancouver mayor-elect Ken Sim says transition plan has begun for rollout of pledges
Vancouver's next mayor says he expects the first of 100 additional police officers promised in his election platform to hit the streets within a year. Ken Sim, who takes office Nov. 7, says adding the...
Oct 17, 2022
Ujiri confident Raptors can be among league's best once again by building from inside
TORONTO - The rebuilding Toronto Raptors were a revelation last season. Picked by virtually no one to make any noise, the Raptors won 48 games to finish fifth in the Eastern Conference and gave the Ph...
Oct 17, 2022
Putellas wins women’s Ballon d’Or for second straight year
PARIS (AP) - Spanish player Alexia Putellas won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second straight year on Monday following another outstanding season with Barcelona. Putellas scored 42 goals and deliver...
Oct 17, 2022
Parti Québécois leader insists he won't swear oath to King before taking office
QUEBEC - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he believes he can sit in the legislature without swearing an oath to the King, even if the secretary general of the legislature says otherw...
Oct 17, 2022
NDP calling on Smith to apologize for 'tone deaf' and 'cruel' comments on Ukraine war
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war. Opposition critic Sarah Hoffman was referring to comments made by Smith ea...
Oct 17, 2022
Defending-champion Bombers only CFL team to have pinned down their playoff future
Five teams have clinched CFL playoff berths but only Zach Collaros and the Grey Cup-champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers know when and where they'll be once the postseason begins. Winnipeg (league-best 14-3...
Oct 17, 2022
Wheelchair star Esther Vergeer on Tennis Hall of Fame ballot
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Dutch wheelchair star Esther Vergeer is among three new International Tennis Hall of Fame nominees for the Class of 2023 announced Monday, joining the half-dozen holdovers from th...
Oct 17, 2022
Quebec City police officer faces charges after watchdog probed violent arrests
Quebec's police watchdog says an on-duty Quebec City officer caught on video in a pair of violent arrests last year is facing criminal charges. Jacob Picard, 27, was charged by way of summons with one...
Oct 17, 2022