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Toronto FC defender Lukas MacNaughton is young but well-travelled
Lukas MacNaughton may wear Toronto FC red but the 26-year-old defender truly is a man of the world. Born in New York City to a Canadian father and Austrian mother, MacNaughton moved to Belgium when he...
Feb 22, 2022
Conservatives end boycott of Parliament's national security committee
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are ending their boycott of a special national security and intelligence committee made up of MPs and senators. Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen announced ...
Feb 22, 2022
What's next for Canada in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies were shaking off their shock and scrambling to respond on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops into eastern Ukraine. P...
Feb 22, 2022
First Nation health ombudsperson's office to be established in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON - A First Nation health ombudsperson's office is being created in Saskatchewan to help address racism against Indigenous people in the health-care system. Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federati...
Feb 22, 2022
Quebec to table budget on March 22 that will address inflation woes, rising costs
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he will table a provincial budget on March 22. Girard announced the date today at the legislature, saying it will be a responsible budget focused on sound mana...
Feb 22, 2022
Sask. considering joining others in challenging Emergencies Act in court
Saskatchewan may follow the lead of the Alberta government and other organizations in launching a legal challenge of the Emergencies Act.A spokeswoman for Premier Scott Moe said in a statement to The ...
Feb 22, 2022
Weather records in Melfort show looks can be deceiving
While the northeast continues to be affected by turbulent weather, Environment Canada compared this year's temperatures to those experienced over the past 30 years.This year has been particularly unpr...
Feb 22, 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps extend starting goalkeeper Thomas Hasal through 2023
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have locked up their No. 1 goalkeeper, signing Thomas Hasal to an extension through 2023. The deal, announced Tuesday, also includes club options for the 2024 and 2...
Feb 22, 2022
Four Conservative MPs want Jean Charest to enter party's leadership race
MONTREAL - Four Conservative members of Parliament say they want former Quebec premier Jean Charest to enter the race for the party's leadership. In an open letter published Tuesday, the MPs say Chare...
Feb 22, 2022
A look at the lives lost in the April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting
HALIFAX - The victims in the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers ...
Feb 22, 2022