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Ontario's sports-betting market experienced boost in third fiscal quarter
TORONTO - Ontario's sports-betting market experienced a 71 cent increase in total gaming revenue in the third fiscal quarter, according to figures released Thursday by iGaming Ontario. From Oct. 1 thr...
Jan 26, 2023
No more expensing home internet bills to taxpayers, Pierre Poilievre's caucus told
OTTAWA - Members of Pierre Poilievre's Conservative caucus have been told they are no longer allowed to charge taxpayers for home internet services. As first reported by the National Post, a breakdown...
Jan 26, 2023
Home Depot gave personal data to Meta without valid customer consent: watchdog
OTTAWA - Retailer Home Depot shared details from electronic receipts with Meta, which operates the Facebook social media platform, without the knowledge or consent of customers, the federal privacy wa...
Jan 26, 2023
Ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault
RIMOUSKI, Que. - Former Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel has been sentenced to eight months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017. Quebec Superior Court Justice Serge F...
Jan 26, 2023
Blinken will travel to Mideast amid US concern over violence
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year, amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinia...
Jan 26, 2023
Engagement on cannabis consumption spaces in B.C. produces mixed opinions
VICTORIA - British Columbia has released results of public engagement on the possible approval of cannabis consumption spaces, such as at special events or businesses where marijuana is available for ...
Jan 26, 2023
Rybakina tops Azarenka to make Australian Open women's final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thur...
Jan 26, 2023
Rybakina tops Azarenka to make Australian Open women's final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thur...
Jan 26, 2023
Palestinians say Israeli troops kill 9 in West Bank raid
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, and wounded several others during a raid in a flashpoint area of the occupied West...
Jan 26, 2023
In The News for Jan. 26 : Economists watching labour market as BoC pauses rate hikes
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 26, 2023