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CanadaJan 26, 2023

Canada donating four Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

Defence Minister Anita Anand confirms the country will send four of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The announcement comes one day after Germany announced it would send battle tanks to Ukraine and would also approve requests from other countries looking to do the same. Ukraine has been asking Western allies for weeks to send battle tanks as its forces struggle to make gains against Russia. But Canada was unable to respond until Germany gave its approval.
CanadaJan 25, 2023

Canada's passport application backlog now 'virtually eliminated,' minister says

Social Development Minister Karina Gould says Service Canada has eliminated 98 per cent of the massive backlog of passport applications. Most new passport applications were being processed on time by October, but thousands of applications before then were backlogged, with would-be travellers facing excessive delays. Gould expects more Canadians to apply for passports in the next few years because the first ones issued with a 10-year expiry date will come up for renewal in July. She is in Hamilton, Ontario for a three-day cabinet retreat, which is also focused on the war in Ukraine and inflati
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CanadaJan 25, 2023

Freeland silent on tanks for Ukraine, but says victory would boost world economy

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is working with allies to help Ukraine, but refused to say whether that means sending along battle tanks to Kyiv. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland also wouldn't say whether Canada wants to send tanks. Speaking at a cabinet retreat in Hamilton, Ontario, Freeland only said that Ukraine winning the war with Russia would boost the global economy. Her remarks come after Germany and the U-S said they are taking steps to send tanks to Ukraine.
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CanadaJan 24, 2023

Brooke Henderson goes wire-to-wire at LPGA season opener

Brooke Henderson is off to a flying start in the new LPGA Tour season. The Canadian went wire-to-wire to win the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona. It's her 13th career victory. Henderson wasn't under too much stress in the final round of the season opener. She handled the par 5s and kept any challengers from having too much hope. Henderson won by four shots. Maja Stark started her second year on the LPGA by finishing second with Charley Hull of England. Nelly Korda wound up in fourth place. The LPGA Tour resumes in a month.
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CanadaJan 20, 2023

Canada to repatriate six women, 13 children from Syrian detention, lawyer says

The lawyer for six Canadian women and 13 children being held in Syrian camps says Ottawa has agreed to help bring them home. The Canadians are among many foreign nationals in Syrian camps run by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the region from extremists. Family members of the Canadians have been arguing in Federal Court that the government must repatriate them, saying that refusing to do so violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But the case of four men is still before the court.
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CanadaJan 19, 2023

Ottawa sending 200 Canadian-made armoured vehicles as defence minister visits Ukraine

Defence Minister Anita Anand has sidestepped questions about whether Canada is prepared to donate modern battle tanks to Ukraine. The issue came up repeatedly as Anand paid a surprise visit to the capital Kyiv, where her Ukrainian counterpart stressed the need for tanks to help in his country's war with Russia. Earlier today, Anand announced that Ottawa is sending another 200 armoured vehicles to help the Ukrainian military. Ottawa is buying the vehicles from an Ontario company at a cost of 90-million dollars.
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CanadaJan 18, 2023

Search uncovers 171 'plausible burials' near Ontario residential school

Wauzhushk Onigum Nation in northern Ontario says it has uncovered 171 ``plausible burials'' in studies of cemetery grounds at a former residential school site. The First Nation says with the exception of five grave markers, the rest are unmarked. In a news release Tuesday afternoon, the First Nation says the site linked to the former St. Mary's Residential School in Kenora, Ont., has been secured in accordance with Anishinaabe protocols. The First Nation says the anomalies, which it also calls ``plausible burials,'' were found during studies conducted by its technical, archeological and ground
CanadaJan 16, 2023

Ontario expanding private delivery of public health-care services in 3-step plan

Ontario is expanding the private delivery of public health care, by funding clinics to perform more cataract surgeries as well as MRI and CT scans. Announcing a three-step plan today, Premier Doug Ford says he laments debates over who should deliver health care and cares only about getting it delivered quickly and safely. Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones say the procedures will still be covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. But critics are concerned about what the plan will do to hospital staffing and say patients are sometimes pushed to pay for out-of-pocket add-ons at private c
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CanadaJan 14, 2023

Three employees remain missing after explosion at Quebec propane business

Three people are still missing after an explosion and fire rocked a propane business north of Montreal. The local fire department responded to calls yesterday morning about the blast at Propane Lafortune but were forced to retreat for several hours due to the risk of further explosions. Crews were able to bring the blaze under control in the evening. The propane business is located about 50 kilometres north of Montreal.

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BCSep 29, 2025

Saskatchewan apologizes to former students of boarding school

The Saskatchewan government is officially saying sorry to survivors and families for its role in the historical abuse and trauma that occurred at a boarding school for Metis and First Nations children. Premier Scott Moe says the province has also agreed to pay $40 million to former students of the Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School and their families. The school, northwest of Saskatoon, operated from the 1820s until it burned down in the 1970s. School survivors have said they were banned from speaking their language and were frequently beaten if they did, resulting in the loss of their
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BCSep 29, 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC face-off in the Canadian championship final

The Vancouver Whitecaps will face Vancouver FC in the TELUS Canadian Championship final, this Wednesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at BC Place Stadium. The Vancouver Whitecaps team recently won the Cascadia Cup for the 8th time, setting a record. The Whitecaps will now be eyeing a fourth consecutive Canadian championship title. The Vancouver Whitecaps won the semi-finals against Forge FC by an aggregate score of 6-2 in the two matches and the team enters the final with strong momentum. Vancouver FC in a huddle during a match of Canadian championship. (Photo - Vancouver FC)However, Vancouver FC from
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BCSep 29, 2025

Charger fails to dodge Richmond RCMP for second time

Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit impounds vehicle a second time as it fails to dodge police enforcement. On September 20, 2025, officers from the Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit (RSU) were conducting targeted enforcement in east Richmond when an RSU officer stopped a vehicle driving 99km/hr in a 50km/h zone. The vehicle was impounded for excessive speed, and the driver received a violation ticket in the amount of $368, plus the additional cost of towing, impound, and driver premium points. Of note, the officer recalled stopping the exact same vehicle almost exactly one year ago for speeding on Hw
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CanadaSep 29, 2025

Jobs minister urges Canada Post to table new offer to striking union

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Canada Post to quickly table an offer to the union of striking postal workers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers took to the picket lines Thursday after Ottawa announced sweeping changes to the Crown corporation's operations to address its troubled financial situation. Those changes include ending daily mail delivery and moving almost all Canadian households to community mailboxes, moves the union calls a direct attack on workers. In an interview today, Hajdu did not rule out federal intervention to end the latest strike but also said Canada Post needs to
BCSep 29, 2025

One man dead and one injured in serious crash

Police are investigating after a two-vehicle collision claimed the life of one driver and seriously injured another Saturday afternoon. On September 27, 2025 at 1:30 p.m., the Oceanside RCMP received a report of a serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 4 near Cameron Lake. An eastbound Honda Civic appeared to have lost control on a series of curves where it impacted with a westbound Chevy Impala. The Civic subsequently became engulfed in flames and the sole occupant died at the scene. The driver of the Impala, a 70-year-old Alberta man, was extricated and taken to hospital with serious, potentia