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'It's about money, not people:' Immigration experts describe human smuggling business
Police in a western state of India have begun delving deeper into the deaths of four Indian migrants whose bodies were found in Manitoba just short of the Canada-U. S. border. Ashish Bhatia, director ...
Jan 27, 2022

Canada's top doctor says severe illness trends are still rising in most jurisdictions
Canada's top doctor says even though the average daily COVID-19 case count across the country is down 30 per cent compared to last week, it's not an accurate reflection of the state of the pandemic. D...
Jan 27, 2022

Verifying CERB recipients, tracking COVID cases : In The News for Jan. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 27, 2022

DeRozan powers Bulls to 111-105 win over Raptors
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Zach LaVine added 23 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 111-105 on Wednesday night. Nikola Vucevic also scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, notching h...
Jan 26, 2022

Flames fire record 62 shots on goal, rout Blue Jackets 6-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and the Calgary Flames fired a team-record 62 shots on goal in trouncing the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0 Wednesday night. Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves...
Jan 26, 2022

Matthews produces shootout winner as Maple Leads edge Ducks 4-3
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs scored three power-play goals and Auston Matthews produced the shootout winner to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Wednesday night. Mitch Marner, William Nylander and ...
Jan 26, 2022

North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 6th launch in 2022
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Thursday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of weapons launches this month, South Korea's military said. South Korea's Join...
Jan 26, 2022

Mounties say autopsies have begun to identify four found dead near U.S. border
WINNIPEG - Mounties say autopsies have begun to try to identify four people who were found dead in a frigid Manitoba blizzard near the United States border. The bodies of a man, a woman, a teen and a ...
Jan 26, 2022

Government's decision not to review lithium company takeover a 'mistake': expert
OTTAWA - An intelligence expert said the federal government's decision not to conduct a formal national security review on the takeover of a Canadian lithium mining company by a Chinese state-owned co...
Jan 26, 2022

Alberta reports three cases of new COVID subvariant, more hospitalizations, deaths
EDMONTON - Alberta Health says it has detected three cases of the BA. 2 variant and reported its second-highest rate of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The province says there were 1,418 hospitaliza...
Jan 26, 2022