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Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté fined $24,000 in Tahiti over cannabis use
PAPEETE - A representative for Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Lalibert says the Canadian entrepreneur has been fined about $24,000 for cannabis possession in French Polynesia. Anne Dongois says a court ...
Jun 5, 2024
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee finishes sixth in Criterium du Dauphiné time trial
NEULISE - Canadian rider Derek Gee, who started the day wearing the leader's yellow jersey, dropped to fourth overall after Wednesday's time trial at Criterium du Dauphin. The 26-year-old from Ottawa,...
Jun 5, 2024
Canada drawn with France, Brazil and Fiji at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia
Canada has been drawn in Group B with France, Brazil and debutante Fiji for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The draw for the newly expanded 24-team tournament, which runs Aug. 31 to Sept. 22 in Colom...
Jun 5, 2024
Trudeau congratulates Modi re-election, raises rule of law in India relationship
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is congratulating his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on his re-election, while reinforcing the importance of the rule of law. Modi won a weeks-long election Tu...
Jun 5, 2024
Vancouver Canucks promote Svejkovsky to assistant coach, expand Sedins' roles
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have made some coaching changes, including promoting skills coach Yogi Svejkovsky to an assistant role. The team says Daniel and Henrik Sedin are also getting bigger ...
Jun 5, 2024
Trial to begin Thursday in murder-conspiracy case tied to Coutts border blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The trial for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the border protest at Coutts, Alta., is set to begin Thursday. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arreste...
Jun 5, 2024
PBO accuses Liberals of hiding economic analysis of carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is accusing the federal government of hiding its own economic analysis that confirms carbon pricing has a negative overall effect on Canadian househol...
Jun 5, 2024
House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false tesitmony
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against Joe Biden's son and brother, accusing the president's family members of making false statements to Congress as part of y...
Jun 5, 2024
Weather window may help search for three missing mountaineers: B.C. RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Police and rescue teams hope a window of good weather will help the search for three mountaineers lost since Friday on Mount Garibaldi in British Columbia. A Squamish RCMP spokeswoman...
Jun 5, 2024
Raed Jaser, convicted in Via Rail terror plot, loses appeal
Ontario's highest court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of one of the two men found guilty of terrorism charges in a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. Raed Jaser...
Jun 5, 2024