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White House announces $270M military package for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House announced Friday that the U.S. is sending an additional $270 million in security assistance to Ukraine, a package that will include additional medium range rocket sys...
Jul 22, 2022
BC Ferries board fires president and CEO Mark Collins, seeks 'renewal'
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Ferry Services Board says it has ousted its president and CEO, effective immediately amid staffing shortages and ferry cancellations. A statement from the publicly owne...
Jul 22, 2022
Air Force establishes new division to 'protect Canadian interests in space'
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force's newest division is focused on extraterrestrial matters. A reorganization of the existing space-focused team will now be known as 3 Canadian Space Division, with...
Jul 22, 2022
Trudeau: Gymnastics Canada needs to reassure parents the sport is safe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Gymnastics Canada should be concerned about reassuring parents across the country that the sport is safe. Trudeau was responding to questions about the federal gover...
Jul 22, 2022
Canada's 2003 world hockey junior team also accused of group sexual assault
HALIFAX - Hockey Canada says members of its 2003 men's world junior hockey championship team are being investigated for a group sexual assault. The national sports organization says it learned of the ...
Jul 22, 2022
De Grasse will run relay at world championships, days after withdrawing from 200
EUGENE, Ore. - Andre De Grasse will run in the men's 4x100-metre relay at the world track and field championships. Canada's six-time Olympic medallist withdrew from the 200 metres earlier this week, s...
Jul 22, 2022
Libya official: Renewed militia clashes in Tripoli kill 13
CAIRO (AP) - A Libyan medical official says that at least 13 people have been killed in renewed clashes between militias in the country's capital, Tripoli. Osama Ali, spokesman for Libya's emergency s...
Jul 22, 2022
Canada shares expertise on moving grain from Ukraine, but faith in Russia 'nil'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working to help get much-needed grain out of Ukraine to famine-threatened parts of the world now that the embattled country and Russia have signed...
Jul 22, 2022
Clash over whether U.S. officers can be armed in Canada keeps Nexus offices closed
MONTREAL - A dispute over legal protections for American customs officers has kept Nexus enrolment centres closed in Canada more than three months after they reopened south of the border - due in part...
Jul 22, 2022
Canada shares expertise on moving grain from Ukraine, but faith in Russia 'nil'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working to help get much-needed grain out of Ukraine to famine-threatened parts of the world now that the embattled country and Russia have signed...
Jul 22, 2022