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Series of costly losses in 2023 contributed to Just for Laughs insolvency: report
MONTREAL - A report filed in Quebec Superior Court details the reasons behind the financial troubles that led the parent company of the Just for Laughs comedy festivals to cancel its flagship event an...
Mar 16, 2024
B.C. 911 dispatch service 'functioning as normal' following unplanned outage
VANCOUVER - The dispatch service that handles most of British Columbia's 911 calls says its lines are again operating as normal after an "unplanned outage" Saturday morning. A spokeswoman with E-Comm ...
Mar 16, 2024
Red Wings beat Sabres 4-1, ending 7-game losing streak to boost chance at a wild-card spot
DETROIT (AP) - Patrick Kane scored a tiebreaking goal late in the second period and James Reimer stopped 25 shots, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in a m...
Mar 16, 2024
Marielle Thompson leads Canadian sweep of medals in women's World Cup ski-cross event
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland - Marielle Thompson led a Canadian sweep of the medals in a women's World Cup ski-cross event Saturday. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., registered the victory. Brittany Phelan, of ...
Mar 16, 2024
Canadian Kim Boutin wins women's 500-metre short-track gold medal
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Canada's Kim Boutin won gold in the women's 500-metre final Saturday at the ISU world short-track speedskating championships. Boutin, of Sherbrooke, Que., posted a winning tim...
Mar 16, 2024
Abbotsford, B.C., police arrest 50-year-old man for woman's death
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford say a man has been arrested in the death of a woman after officers responded to a report of an assault at a home in the city Friday night. They say that patrol ...
Mar 16, 2024
Authorities order residents to shelter in place after 3 killed in suburban Philadelphia shootings
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) - Three people were killed after gunfire erupted early Saturday in a suburban Philadelphia township, forcing cancellation of a St. Patrick's Day parade and shutting down a chi...
Mar 16, 2024
Trudeau says job of prime minister "crazy," but he's determined to continue
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to continue on as head of government in an interview with Radio-Canada on Friday despite what he described as the personal challenges that come with the ...
Mar 16, 2024
Furless raccoon, dubbed 'Rufus', rescued and given refuge in Nova Scotia shelter
HALIFAX - A rare bald raccoon is in the care of a Nova Scotia shelter, where staff hope she'll grow her fur coat - including a bandit-like, black streak across her eyes. Hope Swinimer, the director of...
Mar 16, 2024
Despite hours of negotiations, armed man killed by police in eastend Calgary standoff
A 30-hour armed standoff with Calgary police that forced some residents of a southeast neighbourhood out of their homes came to an end on Friday night after officers shot a man dead. Police had been s...
Mar 16, 2024