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Canadian MMA star Georges St-Pierre says he wanted to retire at top of his game
MONTREAL - Canada's Georges St-Pierre said Thursday that he's leaving mixed martial arts at the top of his game, expressing few regrets as he formally announced his exit from&...
Feb 23, 2019
Wilson-Raybould wasn't pressured, is free to talk, top bureaucrat says
OTTAWA - Canada's top bureaucrat launched a vigorous defence Thursday of the government's handling of the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, bluntly declaring allegations of political interfere...
Feb 23, 2019
Ottawa trying to reunite Syrian family after fire claims seven children: PM
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Thursday his government is responding to a desperate plea from the grieving mother who lost all seven of her children in a recent ...
Feb 23, 2019
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
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
