Ukraine desperately needs surplus Canadian armour, ambassador tells MPs

Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says her country is in dire need of armoured vehicles and hopes Canada’s plan to supply rebuilt troop carriers proceeds quickly. Yuliya Kovaliv appeared Tuesday before the House of Commons defence committee, where she fielded a series of questions about Canadian military support for Ukraine’s defence in its war with Russia. Earlier this…

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IRCC stopped assigning immigration applications to inactive officers’ IDs after CBC report

In the wake of a CBC investigation that revealed thousands of immigration applications had been assigned to hundreds of former employees’ IDs and placeholder codes, the federal government conducted a major review and cleaned up its global application system to ensure none had been “forgotten,” CBC News has learned. Now, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) tells CBC News it…

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Fernandez, Dabrowski headline Canadian lineup for Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Singles star Leylah Fernandez and doubles specialist Gabriela Dabrowski will anchor Canada’s five-player lineup when the team tries to defend its Billie Jean King Cup title in mid-November. The 26th-ranked Fernandez, the 2021 U.S. Open finalist from Laval, Que., is the lone Canadian in the top 100 of the WTA Tour’s singles rankings. Dabrowski, from…

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Paralympic champion Austin Smeenk still basking in gold at post-Games party back home

Austin Smeenk has a tattoo on his arm that reads “dream, desire, do.” And at the Paris Paralympics, the Canadian wheelchair sprinter got it done — he returned with gold and bronze medals. Speaking back home at his parents’ house on Saturday in Shanty Bay, Ont., about 125 kilometres north ot Toronto, Smeenk said his accomplishments…

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Will B.C.’s massive new Site C dam on the Peace River have downstream impacts on Alberta?

At a construction cost of $16 billion, the Site C hydroelectric dam and reservoir on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia is the most expensive public infrastructure project in the province’s history. Last month, B.C. Hydro started filling the dam’s 83-kilometre long reservoir. The dam is expected to start producing power by December and…

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