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Trudeau appoints former cabinet minister Bennett as Canada's ambassador in Denmark
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that former Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett is to become Canada's new ambassador in Denmark. Bennett submitted her resignation as the memb...
Jan 17, 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone
JERUSALEM (AP) - A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, officials said. The attack on the Genco Picardy represe...
Jan 17, 2024
Nunavut premier asks Ottawa for $250 million to tackle territory's housing crisis
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's premier is asking Ottawa to provide $250 million to help the territory build more homes, which he says is key to addressing health-care issues caused by overcrowding. P. J...
Jan 17, 2024
Shipment of medicine for hostages held by Hamas arrives in Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - A spokesman for Qatar's Foreign Ministry says a shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas has reached the Gaza Strip. The medicine arrived in Gaza on Wednesday...
Jan 17, 2024
Veteran tackle Stanley Bryant remains with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
He's entering his 14th CFL season and will be 38 years old when training camp begins but Stanley Bryant isn't ready to retire just yet. The hulking six-foot-five, 319-pound offensive tackle will retur...
Jan 17, 2024
US woman gets 26 years in prison for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in a suitcase
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced an American woman to 26 years in prison for helping to kill her mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali nearly...
Jan 17, 2024
Immigration department says 144 Gazans on track to come to Canada, pending biometrics
Ottawa has processed visa applications for 144 people in the Gaza Strip, putting them on track to be reunited with extended family members in Canada - as long as they can make it across the border for...
Jan 17, 2024
Housing minister warns against resistance to ending exclusionary zoning
TORONTO - Canada's Housing Minister is warning that municipalities without a ban on exclusionary zoning will not succeed with applications for federal housing accelerator funding. Speaking Wednesday a...
Jan 17, 2024
South Korea's Eunjung Kim tops Ottawa's Rachel Homan at Canadian Open
RED DEER, Alta. - South Korea's Eunjung Kim stole a single point in the eighth end for a 6-5 victory over Ottawa's Rachel Homan on Wednesday at the Co-op Canadian Open. The result left both teams with...
Jan 17, 2024
Gap in schedule, fear of calling police: inquest hears
Questions continue to arise during the third day of the coroner's inquest into Myles Sanderson's crime spree that ended with the murders of 11 James Smith Cree Nation members over one year ago. The go...
Jan 17, 2024
