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Minister urges U.S. to stand strong with Canada in regulating tech giants like Meta
WASHINGTON - Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is urging the United States to stand strong with Canada over regulating tech giants in order to protect the news industry. St-Onge made the comm...
Sep 27, 2023
US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political in...
Sep 27, 2023
Turkey senior diplomat 'disappointed' by Canada's ongoing arms-export embargo
OTTAWA - Turkey's deputy minister of foreign affairs says Ankara still wants Canada to drop its arms embargo. Ahmet Yildiz said in a keynote address Tuesday, during a forum organized by the Institute ...
Sep 27, 2023
Military's key witness takes stand at court martial for Lt.-Gen. Whelan
OTTAWA - The court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is hearing today from the complainant in the case, who is testifying about the personal relationship she had with Whelan in 2010 and 2011. Whelan ...
Sep 27, 2023
Ottawa rolls out voluntary code of conduct for AI as 'fear' persists over its use
MONTREAL - The federal government is unfurling a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development. Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Ch...
Sep 27, 2023
Province Continues To Monitor Wildlife For CWD, Adds Testing For Bovine Tuberculosis
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing drop-off locations are open for another year, and hunters are again encouraged to submit deer, moose and elk samples. While samples can be submitted from animals ...
Sep 27, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares charged
CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several Calgary daycares. The city allege...
Sep 27, 2023
Disputed immigration provision requires link to national security, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a provision of federal immigration law can be used to bar people on security grounds for engaging in violence only when there is a clear connection to nationa...
Sep 27, 2023
Sask. First Nations among many in Canada continuing to fight for safe drinking water
It's something that you might take for granted in your home or office, but imagine that something as simple as a glass of water was not readily available to you.As Canada marks the National Day for Tr...
Sep 27, 2023
Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says
Vancouver developer Howard Meakin has owned thefamed Expo 86-era floating McDonald's restaurant vessel known as the McBarge for decades, and despite its outward appearance, by no means is it derelict,...
Sep 27, 2023