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Lion Electric temporarily lays off 400 workers, gets extension from creditors
MONTREAL - Electric bus manufacturer Lion Electric is temporarily laying off 400 employees and shutting down production at its Illinois plant after getting a two-week reprieve from its lenders. The St...
Dec 01, 2024
Jake DeBrusk scores hat trick, including OT game-winner, as Canucks top Red Wings 5-4
DETROIT (AP) - Jake DeBrusk scored a hat trick, including the game-winner in overtime, and goaltender Kevin Lankinen set an NHL record for most consecutive road wins to start a season as the Vancouver...
Dec 01, 2024
Canada Post presents union with 'framework' to reach deal as strike continues
Canada Post says it has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements. A statement issued Sunday says the framework includes prop...
Dec 01, 2024
Man injured in police shooting during Vancouver carjacking arrest
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police say a carjacking suspect is in hospital receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to his arm after officers responded to a report of a man allegedly armed with a knife and a...
Dec 01, 2024
Homan makes game-winning tap to beat Hasselborg in Grand Slam final
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 6-5 in the women's final of the Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National on Sunday. The Ottawa skip made a game-winning inturn ...
Dec 01, 2024
Warnings from Environment Canada as heavy snow, freezing rain hit northern B.C.
A winter storm has dumped heavy snow over parts of British Columbia's north coast with freezing rain in the forecast as temperatures start to rise. A warning from Environment Canada says the Terrace a...
Dec 01, 2024
San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini named NHL rookie of the month
NEW YORK - San Jose Sharks centre Macklin Celebrini was named NHL rookie of the month on Sunday after recording 12 points over 14 games in November. Celebrini, who returned from a 12-game absence on N...
Dec 01, 2024
Guilbeault disappointed as plastic treaty talks end with no deal
Canada's environment minister says he's disappointed that international negotiations over a treaty to end plastic pollution have ended without an agreement. Yet Minister Steven Guilbeault says he's st...
Dec 01, 2024
Quebec launches new health-care agency in bid to improve services
MONTREAL - A new Crown corporation officially has officially taken the reins of Quebec's health-care system as part of the provincial government's effort to reduce emergency room wait times and surger...
Dec 01, 2024
Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapses on field and Serie A match against Inter is abandoned
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) - Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the field during his team's Serie A match at home to Inter Milan on Sunday, with the game abandoned shortly afterward. Bove's tea...
Dec 01, 2024