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Greener Homes Grant program proves more popular than federal government expected
OTTAWA - Demand for federal cash to help defray the cost of home energy renovations spiked in recent months, forcing the government to close applications for the program almost a year earlier than exp...
Feb 05, 2024
Matthews, McDavid, DeBrincat named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Detroit Red Wings right-wing Alex DeBrincat have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Matthew...
Feb 05, 2024
'Not be tolerated': Alberta files formal response to proposed oilsands emissions cap
Alberta says a federal emissions cap on greenhouse gases "will not be tolerated" as the province's environment minister meets today with her federal counterpart. Alberta's formal response to Ottawa's ...
Feb 05, 2024
King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says
LONDON (AP) - King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace says. The palace says the cancer is not related to the king's recent treatment for a ...
Feb 05, 2024
Flames alum Lanny McDonald suffers cardiac event returning from NHL all-star game
CALGARY - Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald suffered a cardiac event Sunday after returning from the NHL's all-star game in Toronto. The 70-year-old wrote in an Instagram post Monday on the Calgary ...
Feb 05, 2024
As Canada lags on Sudan sanctions, ex-ambassador suggests it could play a peace role
OTTAWA - Canada's former ambassador to Sudan says Ottawa should help steer a global effort to end a brutal civil war that has displaced far more people than conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. N...
Feb 05, 2024
With 'superhuman' artificial intelligence looming, Canada needs law now: AI pioneer
OTTAWA - A top pioneer of artificial intelligence says the federal government must move urgently to regulate the technology, because its current trajectory poses major societal risks. Yoshua Bengio, d...
Feb 05, 2024
A look at the five Canadian hockey players facing sexual assault charges
TORONTO - A look at the five players charged by police in connection to an alleged sexual assault in a hotel room following a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont., in June 2018: DILLON DUBE Age: 25 Home...
Feb 05, 2024
A look at the five Canadian hockey players facing sexual assault charges
TORONTO - A look at the five players charged by police in connection to an alleged sexual assault in a hotel room following a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont., in June 2018: DILLON DUBE Age: 25 Home...
Feb 05, 2024
B.C. minister to get anti-Islamophobia training after rising calls for resignation
VICTORIA - British Columbia's post-secondary education minister says she will undergo anti-Islamophobia training as calls for her resignation grow. Selina Robinson says in a statement today that she i...
Feb 05, 2024