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Defence Department to cut $1B from budget as government tightens spending
OTTAWA - The country's top soldier and outside experts say that cutting almost $1 billion from the Department of National Defence budget will affect the Armed Forces' capabilities. The chief of the de...
Sep 29, 2023

Saudi Arabia resumes flights to Canada as relations normalize after 2018 spat
OTTAWA - Saudi Arabia's national airline is resuming flights to Canada after a five-year diplomatic spat. Saudia, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, will fly three times a week between Jeddah a...
Sep 29, 2023

Saskatchewan premier defends plan to use notwithstanding clause for pronoun policy
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is defending his decision to recall the legislative assembly early and use the notwithstanding clause to ensure the province's pronoun policy in schools stay...
Sep 29, 2023

Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on chi...
Sep 29, 2023

Christina Black upsets third-seed Jennifer Jones at PointsBet Invitational
OAKVILLE, Ont. - The PointsBet Invitational saw its first major upset in women's competition Friday with Christina Black defeating Jennifer Jones 9-6 in second-round action at the single-elimination c...
Sep 29, 2023

Als look to clinch playoff berth, while Redblacks' post-season hopes hang by a thread
OTTAWA - With just four games remaining this season, the Ottawa Redblacks know there is little room for error. The Redblacks (4-10) sit outside the CFL's playoff picture, but they're not eliminated. T...
Sep 29, 2023

Missing Prince George man may be in Clinton area: RCMP
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are releasing new information about a missing Prince George man who was last seen in Logan Lake.John David Young, 67, was on his way from Prince George to Duncan on Vancouver I...
Sep 29, 2023

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will be visiting Terrace to discuss grocery prices
NORTHERN BC-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is touring Northern B.C. this weekend. Friday (sept.29), Singh and Skeena-Bulkely Valley MP Taylor Bachrach are visiting Nisga'a Nation Wilps Ni'isjoohl Totem Pole...
Sep 29, 2023

Blinken on Canada-India rift: 'Those responsible must be held accountable'
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is again urging India to co-operate with Canada to bring Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killers to justice. Blinken confirmed that he delivered that message...
Sep 29, 2023

European Union heads to visit Canada amid talks for access to EU science grants
OTTAWA - The top heads of the European Union are expected to visit Canada this year, as officials discuss the possibility of Ottawa joining a major research-funding pact. Brussels and Ottawa hold lead...
Sep 29, 2023