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Two victims identified in Montreal alleged hit-and-run; suspect back in court Jan. 8
MONTREAL - A Namibian man returning home from church and another man heading to a friend's party have been identified as the victims of a New Year's Day fatal hit-and-run in Montreal. Court documents ...
Jan 3, 2024
Edmonton Elks release receiving touchdown leader Steven Dunbar Jr.
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have released American wide receiver Steven Dunbar Jr., the CFL club announced Wednesday. Dunbar had 39 receptions for 536 yards and a team-leading five touchdowns in 13 g...
Jan 3, 2024
Teck closes sale of minority stakes in coal business to Nippon, Posco
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has closed its previously announced deal to sell minority interests in its steelmaking coal business to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. and South Korean steelmaker P...
Jan 3, 2024
Montreal soup kitchen to stay open after securing emergency funding from province
MONTREAL - An Old Montreal soup kitchen operating since 1877 says it has secured funding from the Quebec government to keep offering hundreds of daily hot meals through at least March. Fiona Crossling...
Jan 3, 2024
Society loses injunction application to continue operating Ladysmith marina
LADYSMITH - A non-profit's bid to continue its nearly 40-year run of developing and operating Ladysmith's community marina is over. BC Supreme Court justice Warren Millman rejected a Ladysmith Maritim...
Jan 3, 2024
Trump asks US Supreme Court to review Colorado ruling barring him from the ballot over Jan. 6 attack
DENVER (AP) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot, setting up a high-stakes showdown over whether a constitu...
Jan 3, 2024
Time not right to stage play amid Gaza tensions, says Victoria, B.C., theatre
VICTORIA - Tensions connected to the war between Israel and Hamas have prompted a British Columbia theatre company to cancel the scheduled run of a play set in the region. Victoria's Belfry Theatre sa...
Jan 3, 2024
Time not right to stage play amid Gaza tensions, says Victoria, B.C., theatre
VICTORIA - Tensions connected to the war between Israel and Hamas have prompted a British Columbia theatre company to cancel the scheduled run of a play set in the region. Victoria's Belfry Theatre sa...
Jan 3, 2024
Blue Jays outfielder: 'A motivated Kevin Kiermaier is a dangerous Kevin Kiermaier'
Kevin Kiermaier wants to show up all the teams that passed him over in free agency, and he wants the Toronto Blue Jays to prove all their doubters wrong too. "A motivated Kevin Kiermaier is the most d...
Jan 3, 2024
Imam killed in shooting outside Newark mosque, shooter at large, authorities say
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey imam shot outside a Newark mosque on Wednesday succumbed to gunshot wounds, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said that the imam's loss will b...
Jan 3, 2024