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Canada imposes sanctions on anniversary of fraudulent 2020 Belarus election
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada his imposed sanctions on 10 people and six entities on the anniversary of the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. The sanctions...
Aug 09, 2024

Students, recent immigrants hit hard by weakening job market, StatCan data suggests
OTTAWA - Students who have been hunting for a summer job and recent immigrants looking for work have felt the brunt of the country's weakening labour market, Statistics Canada's latest employment repo...
Aug 09, 2024

Canada's Vincent, MacKenzie making the most of sprint canoe's Olympic spotlight
PARIS - Katie Vincent made a compelling case for another generation of Canadian canoeists to follow in her footsteps. Vincent, from Mississauga, Ont., teamed with Sloan MacKenzie of Windsor Junction, ...
Aug 09, 2024

Calgary mayor says city considering replacing water pipe that ruptured
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says the city is considering ways to strengthen a key water main for the long term, including replacing it altogether. Jyoti Gondek says in the spring the city could add a li...
Aug 09, 2024

Quebec says it won't limit health care in English, open to 'clarifying' directive
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is ready to make changes to a controversial directive that has raised concerns the province is restricting access to health care in English. Three provincial m...
Aug 09, 2024

Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, solar panels, batteries and steel
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would impose big new import taxes on a host of Chinese-made goods including electric cars, solar panels and semiconductors if his party wins the n...
Aug 09, 2024

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King in court after alleged bail breach
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King's criminal trial ended late last month, but he is in court again today after the Crown accused him of breaching his bail conditions. King has pleaded not g...
Aug 09, 2024
‘Extra hoops’: Parks Canada’s building rules could delay Jasper rebuild
Residents of Jasper, Alta., who lost their homes in last month's wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada, followed modern rules dictating what the...
Aug 09, 2024

Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin presented belated 2012 Olympic silver in Paris
PARIS - Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has been belatedly awarded an Olympic silver medal in a ceremony at the Paris Games. Drouin stood alongside American Erik Kynard, who was awarded the gold in ...
Aug 09, 2024

Source: Toronto FC sends Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to CF Montreal for allocation money
Toronto FC has traded winger/wingback Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to rival CF Montreal. A source confirmed the deal, which will see Toronto receive up to US$1.3 million in general allocation money, with $...
Aug 09, 2024

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