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Canadian figure skaters wait patiently for verdict on 2022 Olympic team bronze
MONTREAL - Roman Sadovsky is still waiting to hear an explanation he thinks makes sense. The 24-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., was a member of Canada's team that is appealing the International Skating U...
Mar 6, 2024
Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in 'precision farming' project
KELOWNA, B.C. - Drones and robots will be put to work in the orchards of Kelowna this spring as part of a pilot project to promote what the equipment maker calls "precision farming." The city is colla...
Mar 6, 2024
OHL suspends two Wolves players for violations of social media policy
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League announced Wednesday it has suspended Sudbury Wolves forward Nathan Villeneuve 15 games and teammate Evan Konyen 10 games for violations of the league's social media...
Mar 6, 2024
Quebec court grants Jewish group injunction against pro-Palestinian protesters
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has granted a Montreal synagogue and a Jewish organization an injunction barring some pro-Palestinian protesters from coming within 50 metres of their building...
Mar 6, 2024
Mariners volleyball teams heading to CCAA nationals
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners volleyball teams are going to national tournaments in Red Deer and Victoria.The women's side will get underway first with a match Wednesday, March 6 in Red Deer versus the U...
Mar 6, 2024
Montreal Chinese groups sue RCMP for alleging they hosted illegal 'police stations'
MONTREAL - Two Montreal-area Chinese groups and their director have filed a defamation suit against the RCMP for alleging they hosted clandestine Chinese government "police stations." Chinese Family S...
Mar 6, 2024
Canada's Mike Weir hopes for raucous pro-International crowd at Presidents Cup
It's not that Mike Weir wants the fans at Royal Montreal Golf Club to be hostile toward the United States team when the Presidents Cup comes to Canada, but he definitely doesn't want the Americans to ...
Mar 6, 2024
House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expe...
Mar 6, 2024
Multiple injuries in Philadelphia bus shooting, following 3 fatal gunfire incidents in as many days
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Authorities in Philadelphia say another shooting involving a city bus resulted in multiple bystanders being injured Wednesday, following three fatal gunfire incidents on the transi...
Mar 6, 2024
Lawsuit takes on Alberta Energy Regulator, province over Kearl oilsands releases
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation has filed a sweeping lawsuit against the province's energy regulator and the government over releases from an oilsands mine, alleging the agency acted in bad faith a...
Mar 6, 2024