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COVID-19 spectre hangs over Canada's Olympic figure skating trials in Ottawa
After three flights over a stressful 33 hours with numerous delays, Keegan Messing finally in arrived in Ottawa for Canada's figure skating Olympic trials on Wednesday. He was nearly a day late. His s...
Jan 06, 2022

Canada, allies condemn Iran snub of negotiations with victims' families for PS752
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are accusing Iran of snubbing the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago by refusing to negotiate a settlement. The joint con...
Jan 06, 2022

SaskEnergy offers tips for lowering bill during frigid weather
Leaving your furnace off in the current cold snap isn't really an option for most people, but there are some strategic ways to keep your energy bill from ballooning too much. SaskEnergy is sharing som...
Jan 06, 2022

Staffing challenges from surging COVID cases affecting some police, transit service
Surging cases of COVID-19 driven by the rapidly transmissible Omicron variant are pushing the health-care system to the brink and putting pressure on some police and transit services. With 170 personn...
Jan 06, 2022

Man seeking RCMP files goes to court after national archives takes 80-year extension
OTTAWA - An Ottawa researcher is asking a judge to order Canada's national archives to speed up work on his request for old RCMP records after he was told to wait at least 80 years for a response. In ...
Jan 06, 2022

Report says tax on $1M+ homes could be key to making housing more affordable
VANCOUVER - An annual surtax on houses valued over $1 million could help reduce housing inequality and cool housing markets, a report says. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze and author of th...
Jan 06, 2022

COVID staffing shortages, Omicron could boost waning immunity: In The News for Jan. 6
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 Dec. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jan 06, 2022

U.S. attorney general on Jan. 6 riot: 'We will follow the facts, wherever they lead'
WASHINGTON - The highest-ranking law enforcement official in the United States is vowing to leave no stone unturned in the ongoing investigation into the Capitol Hill riots a year ago. Attorney Genera...
Jan 06, 2022

Omicron could boost waning immunity, shown in blood: Gov't COVID-19 advisers.
OTTAWA - Immunity against COVID-19 among vaccinated adult Canadians and those who have already contracted the virus has been waning throughout the population, tests on donated blood have found. Tests ...
Jan 06, 2022

Djokovic in limbo as he fights deportation from Australia
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic spent a day confined to a hotel room waiting for a court, dealing with the confronting prospect of an early departure from Australia. The 20-time major winner...
Jan 06, 2022