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Personnel shortage challenging Air Force's plan to introduce F-35, other equipment
OTTAWA - A model F-35 sits in a place of prominence on the corner of Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny's desk. The miniature grey aircraft is propped in the air by a plastic stand as if it is flying, and Royal Cana...
Feb 13, 2023
Inquest begins into 2020 kidnapping and killing of two Quebec sisters by their father
MONTREAL - A public inquest into the events surrounding the 2020 killing of two young Quebec girls by their father begins today. Quebec's public security minister ordered the inquest last year after a...
Feb 13, 2023
Israeli jets hit militant site in Gaza after rocket attack
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Residents of the Gaza Strip said Israeli aircraft launched a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the coastal Palestinian territory early Monday. The airstrikes appea...
Feb 12, 2023
Koe, Dunstone, Jones win provincial men's curling finals en route to Brier
Alberta's Kevin Koe, Manitoba's Matt Dunstone and New Brunswick's Scott Jones won their respective provincial men's curling finals Sunday to book berths in the Canadian championship. Koe edged Brendan...
Feb 12, 2023
Who could replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto? A look at five potential candidates
TORONTO - Now that Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced plans to step down from the role after admitting to having an affair with a former member of his staff, all eyes have turned to the now looming...
Feb 12, 2023
Scheffler repeats at Phoenix Open to regain No. 1 ranking, Canada's Taylor cashes in
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Ta...
Feb 12, 2023
U.S. military shoots down fourth flying object, this time over Lake Huron
The U.S. military shot down a fourth high-altitude object in just over a week on Sunday, this time closer to heavily populated areas in southern Ontario and the U.S. East Coast.Canadian Defence Minist...
Feb 12, 2023
A look at the incidents in which flying objects were shot down over North America
The U.S. military has shot four flying objects out of the sky in the month of February. Most of the objects have yet to be identified, and the repeated incursions into both American and Canadian airsp...
Feb 12, 2023
Owl rescued from Prince Edward Island field to be taken to Nova Scotia for treatment
As darkness descended and temperatures plunged in a Prince Edward Island field, Dennis MacKenzie tried to coax a scared, injured barred owl down from a spruce tree. He had no plans to visit the field ...
Feb 12, 2023
Turkish-Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue teams after disasters
VANCOUVER - Sina Kutluay, a member of the Turkish-Canadian Society, says his group is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deploye...
Feb 12, 2023