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Canada's Einarson wins third straight beating Sweden 10-8 in women's world curling
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Canada's Kerri Einarson held off Sweden' 10-8 at the women's world curling championship on Wednesday. Einarson led 8-2 after five ends, but Sweden's Anna Hasselborg fought back t...
Mar 23, 2022

Federal carbon-price rebates to rise more than expected in Ontario and Manitoba
OTTAWA - The value of carbon-price rebate cheques from the federal government will jump more than 66 per cent in Ontario and Manitoba this year, to make up for too-small rebates the last two years. Th...
Mar 23, 2022

Liberal-NDP deal on pharmacare should include some illicit substances, advocates say
OTTAWA - Advocates say they hope the agreement reached by the Liberals and New Democrats for a national pharmacare program will address the opioid overdose crisis and the problem of a toxic drug suppl...
Mar 23, 2022

Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 85. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America's top diplom...
Mar 23, 2022

Canada's military to adopt gender-neutral dress code as it moves to diversify ranks
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces will soon adopt a gender-neutral dress code for service members as military commanders push for more diversity in the ranks. Men and women in uniform are currently s...
Mar 23, 2022

US finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, ...
Mar 23, 2022

Trudeau arrives in Brussels to address European Parliament ahead of NATO, G7 talks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicks off a whirlwind trip with an address to the European Parliament in Brussels later today on his second visit to the continent this month. Trudeau will stress the imp...
Mar 23, 2022

Montreal man, 21, charged with attacking child sent for psychiatric evaluation
MONTREAL - A Montreal man accused of beating a 10-year-old girl who was walking home for lunch has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine his criminal responsibility at the time...
Mar 23, 2022

Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state's Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin's top court. Republicans ha...
Mar 23, 2022

Fractious April 9 party vote on Alberta premier moves from in-person to mail-in
EDMONTON - The contentious April 9 party vote to determine the fate of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's leadership has been changed from an in-person vote to mail-in ballots. UCP president Cynthia Moore...
Mar 23, 2022