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Four Canadian women honoured in World Rugby's Dream Teams of the Year
MONACO - Canadians Alex Tessier, Sophie de Goede and Laetitia Royer have been named to World Rugby's Women's 15s Dream Team of the Year. Canada sevens captain Olivia Apps, meanwhile, was selected to W...
Nov 27, 2024
Liberal candidate in B.C. byelection seeks Métis membership after identity questioned
The Liberal candidate in a federal byelection in British Columbia says she is applying for Mtis membership after a local group questioned her claims of Indigenous identity. Madison Fleischer says in a...
Nov 27, 2024
Liberal candidate in B.C. byelection seeks Métis membership after identity questioned
The Liberal candidate in a federal byelection in British Columbia says she is applying for Mtis membership after a local group questioned her claims of Indigenous identity. Madison Fleischer says in a...
Nov 27, 2024
Liberal GST holiday expected to pass soon as government introduces solo bill
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a stand-alone bill to implement the proposed GST holiday, hours after the NDP threatened to not pass the legislation if it was linked to a $250 rebate fo...
Nov 27, 2024
Robert Wickens moving up to IMSA GTD series in 2025 thanks to new Bosch hand controls
It's been a long road back to the highest levels of motorsport for Canadian driver Robert Wickens. Six years after he was paralyzed in a violent wreck, Wickens will again be behind the wheel against s...
Nov 27, 2024
B.C. Premier Eby says U.S. tariffs would be 'devastating' for forest industry
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says 25-per-cent U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods would be "devastating" for the province's lumber and forestry industries. He made the comment ahead of a m...
Nov 27, 2024
Republican Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa congressional race
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her reelection bid Wednesday after a recount confirmed her lead, helping her party pad its thin majority in the U.S. House and reta...
Nov 27, 2024
Republican Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa congressional race
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her reelection bid Wednesday after a recount confirmed her lead, helping her party pad its thin majority in the U.S. House and reta...
Nov 27, 2024
RCMP investigating death of Edmonton man after mixed martial arts fight
EDMONTON - Mounties in Alberta are investigating the death of a fighter following a mixed martial arts charity event. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said the man was taken to hospital after he fought Saturd...
Nov 27, 2024
Canada didn't live up to its values on immigration in recent years, Carney says
OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says Canada didn't live up to its values on immigration over the last few years as it allowed more people into the country than it could absorb. Car...
Nov 27, 2024