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B.C. expands areas eligible for financial help after October atmospheric river
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expanding financial assistance for those impacted by intense rainfall and flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast in October. The emergency manage...
Dec 13, 2024
Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault signs with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions
MONTREAL - Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has signed with a company owned by boxing promoter and influencer Jake Paul ahead of her professional debut. Most Valuable Promotions, which boasts Puerto R...
Dec 13, 2024
Halifax city council could close pickleball court due to 'excessive' noise
HALIFAX - Pickleball courts in a Halifax suburb are in danger of being shut down by the city after drawing complaints from residents who describe the noise levels as "excessive." The Halifax Regional ...
Dec 13, 2024
Trump's 'strategy' is to create economic uncertainty in other countries: Freeland
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says with Donald Trump as president, the United States has an open strategy of creating economic uncertainty in other countries to discourage investment out...
Dec 13, 2024
National chief urges MPs to send water bill to Senate before holiday break
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak ...
Dec 13, 2024
Geoffrey Hinton to donate some of Nobel winnings to create new annual award
The chairs of an annual science and technology conference say Nobel Prize recipient Geoffrey Hinton is donating some of his winnings to create a new award. They say of the Neural Information Processin...
Dec 13, 2024
Turkey to reopen its embassy in Syria for the first time since 2012 in wake of Assad's fall
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Turkey's Embassy in Syria's capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday, for the first time since 2012. In an interview with Turkey...
Dec 13, 2024
Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine
Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to prote...
Dec 13, 2024
Cubs acquiring All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in trade with the Astros, AP source says
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs are acquiring All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros, paying a big price for one of baseball's best hitters, a person familiar with the situ...
Dec 13, 2024
Ottawa Senators forward Josh Norris fined US$2K for diving
NEW YORK - The NHL fined Ottawa Senators forward Josh Norris US$2,000 for a second case of diving/embellishment on Friday. The league said it gave Norris a warning after he embellished during a game a...
Dec 13, 2024