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Mexican asylum trends still concerning despite December drop: IRCC
OTTAWA - Canada's immigration department is denying Mexico's claim that a pact between the two countries is already curbing asylum claims in Canada, as the minister in charge faces mounting pressure t...
Jan 27, 2024
Anti-Islamophobia envoy warns of chill on speaking out about Gaza, hate crimes
OTTAWA - A chill on freedom of speech is deepening the pain Muslims in Canada are already feeling over the ongoing tragedy in the Gaza Strip, says Canada's special representative on combating Islamoph...
Jan 27, 2024
Holocaust Remembrance Day has sombre tone as war rages on: antisemitism envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism says this year's Holocaust Remembrance Day has taken on a particularly sombre tone. Deborah Lyons attribu...
Jan 27, 2024
Canadian rugby women beaten by Britain at HSBC Perth Sevens tournament
PERTH, Australia - Canada's rugby sevens women lost a tight Cup quarterfinal 7-0 to Britain at the HSBC Perth Sevens on Saturday, dropping into placement play. The Canadian women had lost 14-12 to Bri...
Jan 27, 2024
Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day
A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland.About 20 surv...
Jan 27, 2024
Venezuela’s highest court upholds ban on opposition presidential candidate
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The prospect of a free presidential election in Venezuela was dealt a heavy blow Friday when the country's highest court upheld a ban on the candidacy of Mara Corina Machado,...
Jan 27, 2024
Man dies after shots fired inside Montreal taxi, police seek at least one suspect
MONTREAL - The hunt for at least one suspect got underway on Saturday after a man was shot dead inside a taxi near downtown Montreal, city police said. Spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said officers f...
Jan 27, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 to clinch back-to-back Australian Open titles
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka clinched back-to-back Australian Open titles with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Zheng Qinwen on Saturday in a one-sided women's final. The No. 2-seeded Sabalenka brok...
Jan 27, 2024
In an RV outside Walmart, a senior dreams of housing as 'dramatic reversal' plays out
VANCOUVER - Seventy-seven-year-old Keith Light is back at home in a recreational vehicle outside a Walmart in East Vancouver, having recently been discharged from hospital after an accident. He's glad...
Jan 27, 2024
Atmospheric rivers roll over B.C., melting snow and triggering flood warnings
VANCOUVER - Balmy weather and a series of rainstorms forecast for British Columbia's South Coast have set off flood advisories for rivers, streams and low-lying areas. Environment Canada says a series...
Jan 27, 2024
