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Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta's $160B AIMCo fund
EDMONTON - Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds ...
Nov 20, 2024
All premiers aligned on push for Canada to have bilateral trade deal with U.S.: Ford
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says all provincial and territorial premiers are aligned on his push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States. Ford, wh...
Nov 20, 2024
Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from the World Series to hit the auction block
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate o...
Nov 20, 2024
Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from the World Series to hit the auction block
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate o...
Nov 20, 2024
Lions fire head coach and co-GM Campbell as part of sweeping changes
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have fired head coach and co-general manager Rick Campbell. The Lions also named co-general manager Neil McEvoy vice-president of football operations and promoted assistant ...
Nov 20, 2024
Athabasca, Courage, Glacier or Pol-R? Canadian Space Agency seeks name for moon rover
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada's new lunar rover will head to the moon when it's built, but first it needs a name. The Canadian Space Agency has begun polling the public on four possible choices: Athabasca,...
Nov 20, 2024
Court extends hold on Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's plan to make all of the state's public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments remains blocked under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Th...
Nov 20, 2024
Canada, U.S. close embassies to public in Ukraine due to threat of Russian strikes
OTTAWA - The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine are closed to the public today after the U.S. warned of a "potential significant air attack" by Russia in Kyiv. Ukraine's intelligence agency po...
Nov 20, 2024
CF Montreal signs defender Joel Waterman to three-year extension
MONTREAL - CF Montreal signed centre back Joel Waterman to a three-year contract extension through 2027 on Wednesday. The deal includes an option for the 2028 season. Waterman, a Canadian internationa...
Nov 20, 2024
Canadian back Alex Tessier up for World Rugby's Women's 15s Player of the Year Award
Canadian Alex Tessier is a finalist for World Rugby's Women's 15s Player of the Year. The 31-year-old fly half/centre from Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, Que., is up against France's Pauline Bourdon Sansu...
Nov 20, 2024