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Canada edges Japan 3-2 in men's Volleyball Nations League action
MANILA - Canada's men's volleyball team continued its Olympic preparation with a 3-2 win over Japan on Tuesday to open Week 3 of the Volleyball Nations League preliminary round. Stephen Maar had 24 to...
Jun 18, 2024
Ballard signs partnership deal with Vertiv for backup power systems for data centres
VANCOUVER - Ballard Power Systems Inc. and Vertiv have signed a partnership deal focused on the use of hydrogen-powered fuel cell systems for backup power applications in data centres. Vertiv is a mak...
Jun 18, 2024
Canada's Natalie Spooner voted IIHF's top female hockey player of 2024
Canadian forward Natalie Spooner has been named the International Ice Hockey Federation's Female Player of the Year for 2024. Spooner had a league-leading 20 goals and 27 points for Toronto in the ina...
Jun 18, 2024
McGill University ending negotiations with pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus
MONTREAL - McGill University says it is ending negotiations with pro-Palestinian activists who are occupying the lower field of its downtown Montreal campus. The university is also planning disciplina...
Jun 18, 2024
The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes
DENVER (AP) - The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at a nightclub in Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crime charges on Tuesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 24, is alrea...
Jun 18, 2024
Panel to review water main break that has forced Calgary to conserve water
CALGARY - A panel of experts is to review why a major pipeline burst in Calgary nearly two weeks ago, forcing the city and surrounding regions to conserve water. David Duckworth, the city's chief admi...
Jun 18, 2024
New York's top court declines to hear Trump's appeal of gag order in hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) - New York's top court declined on Tuesday to hear Donald Trump's gag order appeal, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. The Court of Appeals fou...
Jun 18, 2024
Canadian men prepare for Argentina and Copa opener with one eye on 2026 World Cup
Canada steps onto the world soccer stage again Thursday with new leadership and a new plan. But while top-ranked Argentina and Lionel Messi loom large in Thursday's Copa America opener in Atlanta, new...
Jun 18, 2024
Federal banking regulator OSFI keeps domestic stability buffer on hold at 3.5%
OTTAWA - The federal banking regulator is keeping its domestic stability buffer on hold as it says financial system vulnerabilities remain elevated but stable, while near-term risks continue to be low...
Jun 18, 2024
Senate passes bill to ban replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces
OTTAWA - Federally regulated workplaces will soon be banned from bringing in replacement workers during a legal strike, after the Senate passed a government bill Monday that is now set to become law. ...
Jun 18, 2024