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OTTAWA - Canada's long-standing military contribution to Afghanistan enters its last full year in 2013, giving way to a serious bout of soul-searching in a restless, battle-hardened military that's been thrust into an era of fiscal austerity.

The 91Ô­´´ Press TORONTO — NHL players will begin voting today on whether they’ll grant their executive board the authority to dissolve the NHL Players’ Association.

OTTAWA - "Our hearts go out to the victims ... and their families. Today is a time for mourning and not politics.

WINNIPEG - The head of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party's youth wing was ousted Friday after posting an admittedly racist comment about aboriginals on his Facebook page.

OTTAWA - Immigrants are seeing better employment prospects in Canada, but they still lag behind their 91Ô­´´-born counterparts because of a gap in local experience, experts say. Employment among immigrants between 25 and 54 years of age jumped 4.

TORONTO - Hundreds of thousands of Ontario students will have to stay home next week as public elementary teachers in many school boards stage one-day strikes, including a massive walkout in Toronto.

WINNIPEG - Manitoba First Nations are moving closer to setting up an urban reserve in Winnipeg with a judge's ruling that blocks the federal government's planned sale of the property.

Timothy Schafer, Trail Daily Times TRAIL — Unlike Greater Victoria, where concerns are about an abundance of deer, hunters in southeastern B.C. are worried about how few of the animals they’re finding.

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will once again change its balanced budget law to ease the pay cuts cabinet ministers face for running deficits.

TORONTO - Hundreds of students gathered Thursday outside the Ontario legislature to voice their concerns about the ongoing labour strife in the province's schools.