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Child dies after apparent fold-out bed incident at Quebec hotel: provincial police
SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-VALCARTIER, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a five-year-old child has died after sustaining injuries apparently due to a fold-out bed at a hotel outside Quebec City Friday evening...
Jan 13, 2024
Canadian women beaten 2-0 by Britain in Olympic field hockey qualifier
VALENCIA, Spain - Canadian goalkeeper Rowan Harris shone in a losing cause Saturday as the Canadian women's field hockey team fell 2-0 to Britain in its opening match at the FIH Olympic Qualifier tour...
Jan 13, 2024
Hundreds of civilian workers at military bases in Ontario, Quebec going on strike
The Public Service Alliance of Canada says nearly 500 civilian workers at military bases in Ontario and Quebec will go on strike as of Monday. The union says employees of Non-Public Funds, a separate ...
Jan 13, 2024
Junior A Timbermen scouting fresh talent for 2024 BCJALL entry draft
NANAIMO - The junior box lacrosse season is still more than four months away but the first steps to retooling rosters for the Nanaimo Timbermen are taken at the BCJALL junior draft.The six-round draft...
Jan 13, 2024
Montreal man turns reclaimed wood from barns and buildings into custom guitars
MONTREAL - In recent years, Nicolas Delisle has made new guitars from old barns, logs pulled from river bottoms and even window frames from his 1930s-era Montreal apartment. The craftsman specializes ...
Jan 13, 2024
Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case
OTTAWA - A gay employee of Global Affairs Canada posted in China, who travelled to the U.S. for the birth of his child through surrogacy, will have those expenses covered after a tribunal ruling. The ...
Jan 13, 2024
Forecasters warn of extreme cold in Prairies and B.C., storms in Ontario, Quebec
Weather warnings cover much of Canada this weekend, from arctic outflows on British Columbia's coast to extreme cold through the Prairies and storms through southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes....
Jan 13, 2024
Carl Yuan gets a gift from Jon Rahm going to LIV. He's already taking advantage of it at Sony Open
HONOLULU (AP) - Carl Yuan soaked up the views at the Sony Open, not just his name atop the leaderboard when he finished his second round Friday but just being in Hawaii to start his PGA Tour season. I...
Jan 12, 2024
Clippers take back second place in Coastal Division with 4-1 victory over Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The Clippers had a strong defensive effort and an even stronger performance from goalie Chazz Nixon in a 4-1 win over Victoria.Although the Grizzlies opened the scoring 11 minutes into the g...
Jan 12, 2024
Jazz beat Raptors 145-113 for 7th straight home win
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 145-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points and C...
Jan 12, 2024