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High wind warnings along B.C.'s coast as gusts predicted to reach 120 km/h
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for British Columbia's central coast, Sunshine Coast and Greater Victoria regions, forecasting gusts of up to 120 kilometres an hour in some par...
Dec 27, 2023
World Juniors: Veit Oswald's two goals help Germany stun Finland 4-3
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Veit Oswald scored twice, including the eventual winner, as Germany held off Finland for a 4-3 upset on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship. Oswald broke in on the n...
Dec 27, 2023
A Newfoundland song celebrates Team Canada goals at world juniors for second year
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - For the second year in a row, Team Canada is celebrating its goals at the world junior ice hockey championship with a song from Newfoundland. "Ordinary Day" by Great Big Sea blasted...
Dec 27, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Quebec reaches tentative deals with all 'common front' labour unions
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has reached tentative agreements on working conditions with all the unions that are part of a labour alliance representing about 420,000 public sector workers. The las...
Dec 27, 2023
Noonan says Canadian Soccer Business has no need to apologize, continues to grow game
Canadian Soccer Business, which represents Canada Soccer's corporate partnerships and broadcast rights among other assets, took its lumps this year. Politicians clamoured to see the contract between t...
Dec 27, 2023
Commissioner says CPL headed in the right direction, with more teams coming
Five seasons in, the Canadian Premier League is coming off a year that saw greater parity in the standings, an expanded playoff format and a championship game filled with highlight-reel goals. "On the...
Dec 27, 2023
Occupancy rates surging at Quebec emergency rooms after dropping earlier this month
MONTREAL - Occupancy rates in Quebec's emergency rooms are shooting up again after a small period of reprieve that began Dec. 19. Website Index Sant shows the average ER occupancy rate at six a.m. was...
Dec 27, 2023
Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh voted CP female athlete of the year
Summer McIntosh's continued assault on the international swimming podium in 2023 made her The Canadian Press female athlete of the year. "I'm very honoured to have it and it's just really cool," McInt...
Dec 27, 2023
Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state's primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court's r...
Dec 27, 2023
Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against Hamas to more areas where the military had t...
Dec 27, 2023