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Canada leading, not lagging, global green energy transition, but more to do: Freeland
WASHINGTON - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is leading, not lagging, the global shift towards green energy in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this week, Freeland...
Oct 14, 2022
Gabriola event derailed after school trustee candidate shows 'very graphic and explicit' images
GABRIOLA ISLAND - A question for school trustee candidates in the 2022 Municipal Elections on inclusion resulted in a heated confrontation requiring a police presence.A meet and greet at Gabriola Isla...
Oct 14, 2022
Elks welcome Argonauts, still looking for first home victory of CFL season
EDMONTON - Sooner or later, the Edmonton Elks are going to win a home game. The Toronto Argonauts would rather it be later. The Elks (4-12) enter Saturday's game with the East-leading Argos (9-6) on a...
Oct 14, 2022
No timeline for hiring Iran sanctions staff, federal minister says
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says that while legislation is coming within weeks to get tough on the Iranian regime, there is no timeline for hiring people to enforce fresh sanctions...
Oct 14, 2022
Wynton Marsalis joins forces with Michigan Marching Band
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Wynton Marsalis has done just about everything in the world of music. One thing he hasn't, however, is team up his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with a college marching band...
Oct 14, 2022
CF Montreal hopes late-season surge stretches into playoffs
MONTREAL - Riding a six-game unbeaten run and winners of eight of their last 10 matches, CF Montreal could not be in better form heading into its first Major League Soccer playoff game since 2016. The...
Oct 14, 2022
Near record prize money on offer for Friday Lotto Max draw
NANAIMO - Weeks without a winner is giving people across the country fresh doses of lotto fever.The Lotto Max draw for Friday, Oct. 14 will again cap at the maximum jackpot of $70 million with an esti...
Oct 14, 2022
Mendicino to visit James Smith Cree Nation after of stabbing massacre
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - The federal public safety minsiter says he is to travel to James Smith Cree Nation next week to advance the Liberal government's plan to have First Nations policing recognized as an ...
Oct 14, 2022
Brothers reverse plea to guilty in car-bomb murder trial
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) - In a stunning reversal, two brothers who are on trial for the car-bomb murder of a Maltese anti-corruption journalist on Friday entered guilty pleas on the first day of trial. O...
Oct 14, 2022
Judge rules new DACA program can continue temporarily
HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled Friday that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children can contin...
Oct 14, 2022