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B.C. public-sector union says negotiations with government are back on
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's largest public-sector union says it has accepted the government's invitation to resume talks following limited job action that began over a week ago. The B.C. General Em...
Aug 23, 2022
MP says Ottawa underestimated Canadians' desire to travel again
CALGARY - A member of Parliament says Ottawa may have underestimated Canadians' desire to travel when planning for a return to normal following the end of most pandemic restrictions. Airlines and airp...
Aug 23, 2022
England midfielder Jill Scott retires from soccer
LONDON (AP) - England midfielder Jill Scott announced her retirement from soccer on Tuesday, the second member of the Euro 2022-winning team to do so in two days. The 35-year-old Scott's decision come...
Aug 23, 2022
England midfielder Jill Scott retires from soccer
LONDON (AP) - England midfielder Jill Scott announced her retirement from soccer on Tuesday, the second member of the Euro 2022-winning team to do so in two days. The 35-year-old Scott's decision come...
Aug 23, 2022
Far more women than men not seeking re-election in Quebec's fall vote
QUEBEC - Far more women than men are saying goodbye to the Quebec legislature ahead of the fall election. Of the 34 members who have announced they won't be seeking re-election, 22 are women. That mea...
Aug 23, 2022
NWSL final to be televised nationally during prime time
The National Women's Soccer League title game will be aired nationally in prime time for the first time in the 10-year-old league's history. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern at Audi Field in W...
Aug 23, 2022
Lions' Gwacham, Als' Harris, Ticats' White named CFL top performers for Week 11
TORONTO - B.C. linebacker Obum Gwacham, Montreal quarterback Trevor Harris and Hamilton receiver Tim White have been named the CFL's top performers for Week 11 of the 2022 season. Gwacham posted singl...
Aug 23, 2022
Ukraine investigating 28,000 Russian war crimes, including child deaths: ambassador
OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 war crimes, including the killing of 373 children, by Russian forces. Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crime...
Aug 23, 2022
Serena Williams tells Meghan of baby’s injury before match
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Serena Williams and Meghan recount challenges they've experienced as working mothers on the Duchess of Sussex's first podcast, including stories of having to work soon after scary i...
Aug 23, 2022
US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months
WASHINGTON (AP) - As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, inc...
Aug 23, 2022