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Ottawa native Jesse Luketa tops CFL scouting bureau's top-20 prospects list
TORONTO - Ottawa's Jesse Luketa, a linebacker at Penn State, topped the CFL Scouting Bureau's winter list of the top-20 prospects for the 2022 draft Wednesday. The six-foot-three, 247-pound Luketa was...
Jan 13, 2022
Human Rights Watch report cites Canadian shortcomings on Indigenous, climate issues
OTTAWA - A new report says Canada faces serious domestic and foreign policy challenges on various human rights issues. The annual report of the New York-based Human Rights Watch says that while the Tr...
Jan 13, 2022
Canadian oil can be part of transition if it gets cleaner, IEA head says
OTTAWA - The executive director of the International Energy Agency says Canadian oil and gas can be part of the transition to a clean-energy future if the industry can cut its carbon footprint. A new ...
Jan 13, 2022
Indigenous inmates face high rates of COVID-19 in federal prisons
OTTAWA - Indigenous federal inmates are infected with COVID-19 at disproportionately high rates. Correctional Service Canada said Wednesday that as of Jan. 10, there are 207 active COVID-19 cases amon...
Jan 13, 2022
CPNewsAlert: Quebec to lift COVID-19 curfew Monday, extend vaccine passport to retail
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the COVID-19 curfew he imposed across the province in December will be lifted on Monday. He told reporters today the health order can be ended because th...
Jan 13, 2022
Canadian troops in Ukraine pressing ahead with training mission amid Russia tensions
OTTAWA - The commander of Canadian troops in Ukraine says his soldiers are pressing ahead with their mission - preparing the eastern European country's military for war - amid the looming threat of a ...
Jan 13, 2022
No opportunities for return of NHL to Quebec City, commissioner tells government reps
MONTREAL - A meeting between Quebec government officials and the National Hockey League on Thursday produced little progress in the Legault government's hope to see the NHL return to the provincial ca...
Jan 13, 2022
Habs' Wideman suspended one game for head butt on Bruins' Haula
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Chris Wideman has been suspended one game by the NHL's department of player safety for a head butt on Boston Bruins forward Erik Haula. The incident occurred i...
Jan 13, 2022
Roughriders announce signings of two players, release of one
The Saskatchewan Roughriders added two players to their roster Thursday and subtracted one.The CFL team announced it had signed two Americans - offensive lineman Ka'John Armstrong and running back-ret...
Jan 13, 2022
Biden all but concedes defeat on voting, election bills
WASHINGTON (AP) - All but acknowledging defeat, President Joe Biden said Thursday he's "not sure" his elections and voting rights legislation can pass Congress this year. He spoke at the Capitol after...
Jan 13, 2022
