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Canada to offer humanitarian visas to those fleeing Sudan if relatives pay costs
Ottawa is offering a lifeline to people fleeing an escalating civil war in Sudan if they have relatives in Canada who agree to financially support them. Immigration Minister Marc Miller says this new ...
Dec 28, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Tentative deal on salaries with 420,000 Quebec public sector workers
MONTREAL - An alliance of Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers says it has reached a deal on salaries with the provincial government. The deal, which has to be approved by members,...
Dec 28, 2023
Alleged thief arrested with 34 winter coats on SkyTrain in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police say a 35-year-old man has been arrested after being found riding the SkyTrain in Vancouver on Christmas Day with a rack of 34 allegedly stolen winter coats. A video posted on social...
Dec 28, 2023
Man who died with wife and son in Alberta lake wasn't a risk-taker, says friend
An Edmonton man who died with his wife and eight-year-old son after their utility terrain vehicle went into a lake wasn't the kind of person to put his family at risk, says a friend. "I would never, e...
Dec 28, 2023
Tight-knit Canada set for tough test against hosts Sweden at world juniors
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Macklin Celebrini dropped back to pass - with a glove in place of a football - and fired towards a sliding Fraser Minten. Conor Geekie and Nate Danielson were play fighting close ...
Dec 28, 2023
NCAA teammates Celebrini, Hutson and Willander chasing same dream at world juniors
Macklin Celebrini is thrilled his college teammates are getting the opportunity. He's also hoping to see them return to the NCAA bitterly disappointed. The presumptive top pick at the 2024 NHL draft, ...
Dec 28, 2023
Marc-Andre Fleury poised to pass Patrick Roy for second on NHL's all-time wins list
Marc-Andre Fleury never dreamt of seeing his name alongside hockey's goaltending greats. He just wanted to play. And play Fleury did, both on and off the ice. The kid from Sorel, Que., known for his c...
Dec 28, 2023
Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black v...
Dec 28, 2023
Century-old heat records fall in B.C. as weather system brings warmth and wind
VANCOUVER - Unseasonably warm weather has broken temperature records in southern British Columbia, including century-old marks in the provincial capital. Multiple records fell on Wednesday at weather ...
Dec 28, 2023
NDP's Jagmeet Singh rules out coalition government with Liberals after next election
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is ruling out the possibility of forming a coalition government with the Liberals if no party wins a clear majority after the next federal election. Singh says in a y...
Dec 28, 2023