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Federal government set to develop code of conduct for sport in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is developing a comprehensive code of conduct aimed at protecting athletes from abuse and harassment at all levels - from the playground to the Olympic Games. Minister ...
Feb 23, 2019
Ontario Premier Doug Ford talks tariffs, trade during trip to Washington
Ontario's premier told an audience in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the American government hurt the U.S. more than Canada. Doug Ford mad...
Feb 23, 2019
Birch Hills group gets big donation
A Birch Hills community group is going to be able to do some important work thanks to a donation from Lake Country Co-op.The Reaching Youth Serving Community group (RYSC) won $25,000 for the town of B...
Feb 23, 2019 Clint Knutson and Kathy Evans of Reaching Youth Serving Community accept a community donation from Lake Country Co-op’s Roy Sinden. (Submitted/Lake Country Co-op)
Actor brothers take centre stage in Serbia's street protests
BELGRADE, Serbia - Taking centre stage in the weekly protests against Serbia's autocratic president was a role that actors Sergej and Branislav Trifunovic felt compelled to play. The two brothers are ...
Feb 23, 2019
As U.S. plans in Syria shift, Canada tries to plan for own forces in Iraq
OTTAWA - The commander of Canada's special forces says officials are watching closely to see what impact U.S. plans to withdraw hundreds of soldiers from Syria could have on Canada's mission in neighb...
Feb 23, 2019
Soldiers unleash tear gas amid tension on Venezuela's border
CUCUTA, Colombia - Venezuela's National Guard fired tear gas on residents clearing a barricaded border bridge between Venezuela and Colombia on Saturday, heightening tensions over blocked humanitarian...
Feb 23, 2019
French yellow vest protesters seek momentum on 15th week
PARIS - Yellow vest protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday for a 15th straight weekend of demonstrations, trying to re-energize supporters while tamping down on the violence and anti...
Feb 23, 2019
India police arrest Kashmir activists amid rising tensions
SRINAGAR, India - Police have arrested at least 200 activists seeking the end of Indian rule in disputed Kashmir, officials said Saturday, escalating fears among already wary residents that a sweeping...
Feb 23, 2019
Spain: Pro-separatist protesters clash with police
BARCELONA, Spain - Protesters backing Catalonia's secession from Spain clashed with police and blocked major roads and train tracks across the northeastern region on Thursday during a strike called to...
Feb 23, 2019
Vietnam issues traffic ban for Kim's possible arrival route
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has announced an unprecedented traffic ban along a possible arrival route of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of his second summit with President Donald Trump in Hanoi ne...
Feb 23, 2019
