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Dismantling homeless camps violates human rights, says federal housing advocate
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Unhoused people have a fundamental right to live in encampments, and that right is violated when authorities tear them down, Canada's housing advocate says. In a piercing report rel...
Feb 13, 2024

Senate passes $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after rare all-night session
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions ...
Feb 13, 2024

'Back to the Future,' 'Beetlejuice' part of Mirvish's Hollywood-driven new season
TORONTO - Mirvish Productions is going Hollywood with its 2024-2025 season. The Toronto theatre company says it has lined up musical versions of "Back to the Future," "Beetlejuice" and "Moulin Rouge" ...
Feb 13, 2024

In the news today: Canadians in Gaza taken into Israeli custody as Joly seeks answers
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... U.S., Joly seek clarity from Israel on Canadians taken into custody from Gaza S...
Feb 13, 2024

Prince Harry, wife Meghan visit B.C. this week in one-year lead-up to Invictus Games
WHISTLER, B.C. - When Canadian broadcast veteran Scott Moore got the job as CEO of the Invictus Games coming to Vancouver and Whistler in 2025, he made sure to brush up on his royal protocol in antici...
Feb 13, 2024

Prince Harry, wife Meghan visit B.C. this week in one-year lead-up to Invictus Games
WHISTLER, B.C. - When Canadian broadcast veteran Scott Moore got the job as CEO of the Invictus Games coming to Vancouver and Whistler in 2025, he made sure to brush up on his royal protocol in antici...
Feb 13, 2024

Minister was warned lifting international student work limit could undermine program
OTTAWA - Allowing international students to work more than 20 hours a week could distract from their studies and undermine the objective of temporary foreign worker programs, public servants warned th...
Feb 13, 2024

Warm weather forces city in Quebec to cancel ice-fishing villages for first time
SAGUENAY, Que. - There will be no colourful ice-fishing huts dotting the frozen water near Saguenay, Que., this year after mild winter weather forced authorities to cancel the popular tradition for th...
Feb 13, 2024

Former military leader Haydn Edmundson faces cross-examination in sex assault trial
OTTAWA - The former senior military leader on trial for sexual assault in an Ottawa courtroom is set to face cross-examination by the Crown this morning. Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson took the ...
Feb 13, 2024

Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior
WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) - Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Great...
Feb 12, 2024