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Backbench Tory MP running for leadership says he knows his political reality
OTTAWA - A backbench member of Parliament who entered the Conservative leadership race on a promise to trigger an inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic says he's aware of the "political realities" he fac...
Mar 24, 2022
Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts
VANCOUVER - First, we didn't have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn't, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over...
Mar 24, 2022
'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity
Cristino Bouvette's mind often goes to his grandmother when he thinks about reconciliation: her strength, her empathy and her ability to forgive. He is a Roman Catholic priest and his kokum, Amelia Ma...
Mar 24, 2022
North Korea fires suspected missile into sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea Thursday, its neighbors' militaries said, apparently extending its barrage of weapons tests that may...
Mar 24, 2022
Halak contains high-flying Avalanche as Canucks win 3-1
DENVER (AP) - Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesd...
Mar 23, 2022
Ukraine president pleads for worldwide show of support
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy called on people worldwide to gather in public Thursday to show support for his embattled country on the one-month anniversary of the Russian ...
Mar 23, 2022
Wright scores, Karabela and Firkus shine in CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
KITCHENER, Ont. - Shane Wright scored early but his Team Red couldn't hold on to the lead, falling 3-1 to Team White in the 2022 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Wednesday. The showcase is a chanc...
Mar 23, 2022
Maple Leafs down Devils on Engvall's late short-handed winner
TORONTO - Pierre Engvall scored short-handed with 4:42 left in regulation as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Wednesday night. The winger moved in on a 2-on-1 rush with Il...
Mar 23, 2022
Play ball: NYC to let unvaccinated athletes play home games
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's mayor will announce Thursday that he's exempting athletes and performers from the city's vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star ...
Mar 23, 2022
Prince Albert and area MLAs respond to provincial budget
Prince Albert - Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave and Alana Ross from Prince Albert - Northcote spoke to paNOW following the budget presentation in the legislature.As the budget proclaimed many times, the plan...
Mar 23, 2022
