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MP Han Dong serves Global News with libel notice over foreign interference report
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Han Dong has served Global News and its parent company Corus Entertainment with a libel notice after the media outlet published an allegation the Toronto MP spoke to a Chinese di...
Mar 31, 2023
A look at recent migrant deaths and close calls along the Canada-U.S. border
MONTREAL - The deaths this week of eight people of Indian and Romanian descent in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne have underscored the dangers related to illegal immigration. Over the past year, a n...
Mar 31, 2023
Ryan O'Reilly nearing a return for Maple Leafs with playoffs looming
TORONTO - Ryan O'Reilly had a strong inkling the diagnosis wouldn't be what he wanted to hear. The Maple Leafs centre had just taken a friendly fire shot off his left hand in the waning moments of the...
Mar 31, 2023
Wadena Wildcats raise over $25k for Hearts for Hobbins
The Wadena Wildcats senior hockey team recently raised over $25,000 for one of their own.Tyson Hobbins is a former Nipawin Hawks player and coach, who's now suited up for the Wildcats for the past thr...
Mar 31, 2023
Battlefords RCMP searching for missing 38-year-old male
Battlefords RCMP is asking for assistance from the public in finding 38-year-old Eugene Harold Swiftwolfe, who was reported missing to police on Tuesday.According to an RCMP release, Swiftwolfe was la...
Mar 31, 2023
Canadian men, facing rugby sevens relegation fight, lose opening match in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - The Canadian men lost their opening match at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Friday, beaten 17-7 by Argentina. Josiah Mora, playing in his 100th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series game, sc...
Mar 31, 2023
Inquiry into N.S. mass shooting says spouse of killer was revictimized by RCMP probe
HALIFAX - The final report of the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says the gunman's partner - a survivor of his violent domestic abuse - was revictimized by the RCMP investigation in...
Mar 31, 2023
Like Old Times: Harnden brothers reunite on Canadian team at world curling playdowns
OTTAWA - The Harnden brothers - Ryan and E.J. - cut a familiar pose Friday during a team practice session at TD Place on the eve of the world men's curling championship. Just like they did for a decad...
Mar 31, 2023
For the love of the game: Carlton team sparks new passion for basketball
Carlton High School's Unified basketball team will take the court this weekend at Tommy Douglas Collegiate in Saskatoon for a big tournament.What makes this league unique is that each team includes a ...
Mar 31, 2023
Freeland says drop in foreign-aid spending is not a cut, Ukraine fight is pivotal
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland insists the government's projected $1.3-billion drop in foreign aid spending does not amount to a cut. The Liberal budget released this week projects that O...
Mar 31, 2023