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Ottawa denies it told CBC to find 3.3 per cent budget cut, as executives have claimed
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is denying that it told CBC/Radio-Canada to cut its budget by 3.3 per cent, as executives with the public broadcaster have insisted. The Treasury Board, which o...
Jan 31, 2024
CF Montreal acquires Uruguayan striker Matias Coccaro via permanent transfer
MONTREAL - CF Montreal has acquired Uruguayan striker Matias Coccaro on a permanent transfer from first-division Argentine club CA Huracan. Montreal signed Coccaro to a three-year contract through the...
Jan 31, 2024
Dentists, hygienists still in the dark on details of federal dental-care plan
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the government is still working out how much dentists will be reimbursed as part of its new dental program, just months before the program is set to start ac...
Jan 31, 2024
B.C. Greens leader plans to switch ridings in provincial election
VICTORIA - B.C. Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau says she'll be switching ridings when the province goes to the polls in October. Furstenau says she will run in NDP-held Victoria-Beacon Hill, which inclu...
Jan 31, 2024
Canadian tight end Auclair retires from professional football
QUEBEC - Antony Auclair is calling it a career. The Canadian-born tight end announced Wednesday he is retiring from pro football. Auclair, 30, will make it official Thursday at Laval University's Spor...
Jan 31, 2024
'Little bro' Alexis Galarneau returns home as Canada hosts South Korea in Davis Cup
MONTREAL - A two-year-old Alexis Galarneau made his displeasure clear when his mother pulled a bicycle with training wheels out of the garage for him to ride. If his brothers could cruise on two wheel...
Jan 31, 2024
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan gets another shot at elusive Super Bowl title
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Kyle Shanahan's offense is mimicked throughout the NFL as his innovative schemes are utilized by teams throughout the league. His former assistants are spread around the lea...
Jan 31, 2024
Time to revisit ethics rules around gifts, Tory MP says after Trudeau Jamaica trip
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Barrett says what he calls the "status quo" is not working when it comes to the rules that govern gifts to public office holders. Barrett, his party's ethics critic, s...
Jan 31, 2024
Wrestler Adam Copeland on starring in 'Percy Jackson' and the Marvel role he's eyeing
TORONTO - In recent weeks, Adam Copeland has been experiencing a phenomenon he says hasn't happened since the '90s: teenagers are recognizing him in public. "It's been kind of surreal," the pro wrestl...
Jan 31, 2024
Land before dinosaurs: Fossils from Permian era exposed in P.E.I. after Fiona storm
FREDERICTON - Post-tropical storm Fiona has revealed traces of a time before dinosaurs, preserved in the rock and sandstone of Prince Edward Island and exposed in the tempest's wake. In September 2022...
Jan 31, 2024