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Poilievre calls on Liberals to exempt all forms of home heating from carbon price
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to exempt all forms of home heating from the carbon price, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an exemption on home h...
Oct 30, 2023
Teck Resources president and COO Harry Conger to retire Wednesday
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says Harry (Red) Conger will retire as president and chief operating officer, effective Wednesday. He is also expected to step down from Teck's board of directors at th...
Oct 30, 2023
Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin claims Olympic surfing berth at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian surfer Sanoa Dempfle-Olin qualified for next summer's Olympic Games by reaching the Pan American Games women's shortboard final Monday. The 18-year-old from Tofino, B.C., po...
Oct 30, 2023
White House lays out early framework for regulating AI development, growth
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order later today laying out the ground rules and guardrails for the explosive development and growth of artificial intelligence....
Oct 30, 2023
In the news today: Son of Canadian presumed hostage in Gaza fears military escalation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Son of Canadian presumed hostage in Gaza: 'Military actions don't solve anythin...
Oct 30, 2023
WHL roundup: Roberts scores winner as Giants edge Blazers 4-3
LANGLEY, B.C. - Colton Roberts goal at 7:02 snapped a 3-3 deadlock and lifted the Vancouver Giants to a 4-3 Western Hockey League win on Sunday over the visiting Kamloops Blazers. The Blazers, who tra...
Oct 29, 2023
Oilers beat Flames 5-2 at Heritage Classic, snap four-game losing skid
EDMONTON - Evander Kane had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the rival Calgary Flames 5-2 in the Heritage Classic outdoor game at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Sunday in a ...
Oct 29, 2023
Hockey fans soak up Classic weather, Nickelback, rivalry
EDMONTON - When Brent Oliver attended the Heritage Classic 20 years ago, he sat five rows from the top of Commonwealth Stadium. He and 57,166 hockey fans saw the Montreal Canadiens edge the Edmonton O...
Oct 29, 2023
Defender Meaghan Mikkelson retires from Canadian women's hockey team
CALGARY - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Meaghan Mikkelson has announced her retirement from the Canadian women's hockey team to pursue her broadcasting career. The 38-year-old defender from St. Albe...
Oct 29, 2023
Skaters Blais, Dubois shine at final day of World Cup short track
MONTREAL - Canadian skaters wrapped up the final day of the ISU World Cup Short Track in Montreal on Sunday by winning three additional medals - silver in the women's 1,000-metre and men's 5,000-metre...
Oct 29, 2023