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Definition of 'inefficient fossil fuel subsidy' still elusive in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada is still working on defining an "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidy, some 13 years after it signed an international agreement to eliminate them and four years since launching a peer revi...
May 06, 2022
Judge: Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge in Georgia on Friday found that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green can run for reelection, rejecting arguments from a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility over allega...
May 06, 2022
Spezza, Holl to make series debut for Leafs; Simmonds, Liljegren scratched for Game 3
TAMPA, Fla. - Jason Spezza will make his series debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight in Game 3 of their first-round playoff matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 38-year-old forward sat ou...
May 06, 2022
Still 'non-negotiable:' Canada's natural resources minister redraws line on Line 5
WASHINGTON - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is doubling down on Canada's assertion that the continuing operation of the Line 5 pipeline is "non-negotiable." Wilkinson made the comments ...
May 06, 2022
Signature Dish: Wok Stars' Chicken Pad Thai
NANAIMO - They have only been open for a couple of months, but a restaurant specializing in wok cuisine is already a popular local spot. Wok Stars, located inside Country Club Centre, is a vision from...
May 06, 2022
Goalies Markstrom, Oettinger prominent in tight Calgary-Dallas series
CALGARY - With the Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars almost cancelling each other out offensively to start their playoff series, their goalies are taking centre stage. Calgary's Jacob Markstrom and Star...
May 06, 2022
Explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital; 4 deaths reported
HAVANA (AP) - A powerful explosion badly damaged a hotel in the Cuban capital on Friday and officials reported several people had died. The blast at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure in Old...
May 06, 2022
Poaching probe begins after cougar kittens killed, dismembered on Vancouver Island
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service is investigating a disturbing case on Vancouver Island that involves the killing of two cougar kittens. A post on the conservati...
May 06, 2022
Quebec police watchdog opens probe after suspect arrested, released before stabbing
Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a suspect alleged to have stabbed his spouse on Thursday was arrested and released hours earlier by Quebec City police. The Bureau des enqutes indpendan...
May 06, 2022
Jill Biden thanks US troops in Romania amid Ukraine war
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania (AP) - Delivering good cheer - and 5 gallons of ketchup - Jill Biden thanked U.S. troops deployed to Romania as a check against Russian aggression for their servi...
May 06, 2022