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Sudanese nationals in Canada can extend their stay for free: minister
OTTAWA - The federal government says as of Sunday, Sudanese nationals can extend their stay in Canada as violence escalates in their home country. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Saturday m...
Apr 30, 2023
Road Warriors: Home-ice advantage doesn't mean much in NHL playoffs
TAMPA, Fla. - NHL teams scrap and claw throughout a gruelling 82-game schedule. The first hurdle, of course, is to make the playoffs. After that, it's all about climbing the standings as high as possi...
Apr 30, 2023
Canada stopping flights out of Sudan, moving evacuation operations to port city as conflict continues
OTTAWA - Canada is relocating its efforts to get stranded Canadians out of Sudan from the capital to a distant port city as violence continues to escalate between the country's army and a powerful par...
Apr 30, 2023
Hundreds of Sask. volunteer firefighters attend training in Pilot Butte
It's a full three days of learning for hundreds of volunteer firefighters this weekend.The Saskatchewan Volunteer Firefighters Association is hosting one of its fire schools in Pilot Butte.This traini...
Apr 30, 2023
'It's our highway:' Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.
LUTSEL K'E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Iris Catholique says over the past two decades, she's noticed the waters of Great Slave Lake surrounding Lutsel K'e, N.W.T., taking longer to freeze in the winter. ...
Apr 30, 2023
Cheyenne Knight leads by 2 through 3 rounds at Wilshire
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cheyenne Knight shot a bogey-free 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead through three rounds of the LA Championship at Wilshire Country Club. Knight was at 9-under 204 thro...
Apr 30, 2023
Residents of Quebec town still struggle with aftermath of 2019 dike break, flooding
SAINTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - Sylvie Bchard had only owned her little brick house for six months when her neighbour came banging on her door on the night of April 27, 2019. The dike holding back th...
Apr 30, 2023
Indo-Pacific region wants to sidestep U.S.-China spat: Asian Development Bank head
OTTAWA - A senior economist whose organization oversees economic-development projects across Asia says Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy could help the region's huge infrastructure needs, but risks falli...
Apr 30, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
Don't be surprised if Oiler and Leaf Nation declare it Kailer Yamamoto Day in Edmonton, and John Tavares Day in Toronto today. The Oilers and Maple Leafs, Canada's last two teams in the NHL playoffs, ...
Apr 30, 2023
Mélanie Joly is in Kenya to help inform Canada's response to the crisis in Sudan
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is in Kenya for the next few days to help inform Canada's response to the crisis in Sudan. She is set to meet with people evacuated from the East African ...
Apr 30, 2023
