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U.S. producers sue Anne of Green Gables licensing body for right to put on musical
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Unites States-based producers of a musical about Anne of Green Gables have filed a lawsuit in New York claiming that their show does not infringe on Prince Edward Island's most fam...
Feb 27, 2023
Selling Canadiens in position to add picks and prospects ahead of NHL trade deadline
MONTREAL - General Manager Kent Hughes has stayed in Montreal as his Canadiens begin a four-game road trip through the NHL's Western Conference. Hughes has presumably stayed home to better make deals ...
Feb 27, 2023
GOP shifts focus of attacks on Biden's immigration policy to Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - A group of Republicans on Capitol Hill is turning its gaze towards Canada as it ramps up political criticism of President Joe Biden's immigration strategy. Rep. Mike Kelly from Pennsylvan...
Feb 27, 2023
Liberal MP denies report that alleges China helped him win his seat
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament is denying a report that alleges China helped him win his seat in the 2019 federal election. Global News reported Friday evening that Han Dong was allegedly hel...
Feb 27, 2023
Shuswap, Squamish, hit by weekend snow as dusting, or more, still due on south coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says the snow is not yet done with parts of British Columbia's south coast. Snowfall warnings are posted for eastern Vancouver Island north and south of Nanaimo, the Mal...
Feb 27, 2023
Four people die in three days on Quebec snowmobile trails
MONTREAL - Four Quebec snowmobilers have died in separate crashes since Friday. Provincial police say a man in his 60s died in St-Cuthbert, Que., around 90 kilometres northeast of Montreal, after his ...
Feb 27, 2023
Israel beefs up troops after unprecedented settler rampage
HAWARA, West Bank (AP) - Israeli medics say a man has been seriously wounded in a shooting on a West Bank highway. The shooting on Monday comes a day after two Israelis were killed by a Palestinian gu...
Feb 27, 2023
Alberta signs $24B, 10-year health-care funding deal with Ottawa
EDMONTON - Alberta has become the latest province to sign an agreement in principle with Ottawa on health-care funding. The federal government says in a news release that more than $24 billion is to b...
Feb 27, 2023
Man United's Rashford belatedly awarded cup final goal
LONDON (AP) - Marcus Rashford has been credited with Manchester United's second goal in the club's 2-0 League Cup final win against Newcastle. The England forward thought he had scored for the 25th ti...
Feb 27, 2023
Can Manchester United really win a quadruple of trophies?
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - In just 12 months, Manchester United has gone from jeers to cheers. Sunday's League Cup final celebrations at Wembley came a year to the day since a chorus of boos rang arou...
Feb 27, 2023