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Soccer fans gather in Vancouver to celebrate Sinclair's final game for Canada
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair is taking part in her final Canadian women's national team game on Tuesday, with fans from all over the globe flocking to see her play. Nicole Safranski is visiting with...
Dec 05, 2023
Tkachuk, Tarasenko help Senators rout Rangers 6-2
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk and Vladimir Tarasenko each scored twice to lead the Ottawa Senators to an impressive 6-2 NHL win over the league-leading New York Rangers Tuesday night. Anton Forsberg was stel...
Dec 05, 2023
Coast Guard investigates oily sheen covering Vancouver's False Creek
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard says it's trying to identify the source of a diesel smell and sheen covering Vancouver's False Creek. It says it received a report of the apparent pollution around...
Dec 05, 2023
What is CSIS' physical surveillance unit, where staff allege sex assault, harassment?
A recruitment video for the physical surveillance unit of Canada's spy agency shows people using trains, cars and a bicycle to surreptitiously trail a target through Montreal. A "surveillant" identifi...
Dec 05, 2023
Global Affairs Canada says two Canadians dead in Antigua
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says two Canadians have died in Antigua. The department has not provided more information about the deaths on the Caribbean island, citing privacy considerations, but it...
Dec 05, 2023
B.C. moves to reduce raw log exports, boost higher-value wood manufacturing
VICTORIA - British Columbia is moving to reduce the export of raw logs harvested in the province by requiring that certain types of lumber from the Interior undergo manufacturing first. A statement fr...
Dec 05, 2023
B.C. says 578 foreign-educated nurses registered in 2023, doubling intake
VANCOUVER - The number of foreign-educated nurses newly registered in British Columbia this year has more than doubled from last year, as the province makes progress on a $1-billion, multi-year plan t...
Dec 05, 2023
Senate censures Sen. Michael MacDonald for 'insensitive' comments on 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - Senators have voted to condemn one of their own, following a colourful rant covertly recorded during the self-styled "Freedom Convoy" protest last year. The Senate ethics watchdog found this ...
Dec 05, 2023
Duelling housing messages showcase different Conservative, Liberal strategies
OTTAWA - Every week now for more than a month, cabinet ministers have been appearing in front of cameras on Parliament Hill in an effort to convince Canadians that the Liberal government has the housi...
Dec 05, 2023
Senators were intimidated, had their privilege breached, Speaker rules
OTTAWA - Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagn says nothing could justify the "disproportionate reaction" some senators had to a decision to adjourn debate on a carbon pricing bill last month. Gagn ruled today...
Dec 05, 2023
