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How Canada's UN vote breaks with long-standing policy — and what Israel says about it
OTTAWA - Canada shifted its long-standing stance at the United Nationsto join international calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday. It marked a departure from years of Ca...
Dec 13, 2023
Stranger charged with break-in, murder in slaying of Detroit synagogue leader
DETROIT (AP) - Authorities filed a murder charge Wednesday in the October slaying of a Detroit synagogue leader, alleging that she was killed by a stranger who broke into her home. There was not a "sh...
Dec 13, 2023
French actor Gérard Depardieu stripped of Order of Quebec after documentary remarks
QUEBEC - The Quebec government has stripped French actor Grard Depardieu of his Order of Quebec after "shocking" comments made by the actor came to light in a documentary film The release of a documen...
Dec 13, 2023
Funding approved for South Wellington community hall project
NANAIMO - A long-closed school south of Nanaimo will be brought back to life following funding confirmation from regional governors.Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board members approved an additio...
Dec 13, 2023
Former captains highlight list of Rugby Canada's Hall of Fame Class of '23
Former Canada captains Mike James and Jen Kish lead the list of nine inductees to Rugby Canada Hall of Fame as the Class of 2023. They are joined by fellow players Andrea Burk, Mark Cardinal, Steve Gr...
Dec 13, 2023
Ticats re-sign star offensive lineman Revenberg to two-year contract
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed Canadian offensive lineman Brandon Revenberg to a two-year contract. The 30-year-old from Essex, Ont., was set to become a free agent in February. Rev...
Dec 13, 2023
Q-School success for Grewal, Szeryk, Sharp means five Canadians on LPGA Tour in 2024
After a down year, there will be more than double the number of Canadian golfers on the LPGA Tour in 2024. Maddie Szeryk and Alena Sharp will return to the top women's professional golf circuit next y...
Dec 13, 2023
Canadian cities report rise in homelessness and in tent fires as winter sets in
HALIFAX - Cities across Canada are reporting a rise in fires, sometimes deadly, in tents and other shelters used by unhoused people - a situation advocates say is a tragic consequence of the country's...
Dec 13, 2023
Judge in Trump election case pauses court deadlines as appeal is heard on presidential immunity
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington will be put on hold while the former president further pursues his claims that he is immune from prosecution, the judge o...
Dec 13, 2023
University of Calgary named world's first United Nations University hub for water
CALGARY - The University of Calgary has become the world's first United Nations University hub focused on water. The hub is a partnership between the Calgary university and the United Nations Universi...
Dec 13, 2023