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11 Montreal teachers suspended with pay over allegations they mistreated students
MONTREAL - Eleven Montreal teachers who were suspended for allegedly creating a climate of fear and intimidation inside a primary school are being paid pending the outcome of disciplinary hearings. Th...
Oct 21, 2024
Panthers' Reinhart named NHL first star after posting nine points over four games
NEW YORK - Florida Panthers centre Sam Reinhart was named NHL first star of the week on Monday after leading all players with nine points over four games last week. Reinhart had four goals, five assis...
Oct 21, 2024
Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan's Darfur region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Russia said Monday it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Darfur. The message from Russia's Embass...
Oct 21, 2024
Browns QB Deshaun Watson's season ended by ruptured Achilles tendon, team said he'll have surgery
CLEVELAND (AP) - Deshaun Watson won't finish the season as Cleveland's starting quarterback for the second straight year. He's injured again, and the Browns have new problems. Watson ruptured his righ...
Oct 21, 2024
Jays reliever Green and Canadian slugger O'Neill nominated for comeback player award
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Chad Green and Canadian slugger Tyler O'Neill of the Boston Red Sox were named finalists for the Major League Baseball Players' Association's American League come...
Oct 21, 2024
National revenue minister to leave federal politics, run for Sherbrooke mayor
SHERBROOKE, Que. - National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will run for mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., in the municipal elections slated for next fall. The Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Compto...
Oct 21, 2024
White House: Biden 'deeply concerned' about release of documents on Israel's possible attack plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is "deeply concerned" about the release of classified documents on Israel's preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, according to a White House spo...
Oct 21, 2024
Public inquiry grapples with definition of foreign interference in its final week
OTTAWA - A federal public inquiry into foreign interference is grappling with how to define its central issue as it begins the final week of hearings in Ottawa. The inquiry will hear from expert panel...
Oct 21, 2024
White House: Biden 'deeply concerned' about release of documents on Israel's possible attack plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is "deeply concerned" about the release of classified documents on Israel's preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, according to a White House spo...
Oct 21, 2024
Voter turnout in Nanaimo & Oceanside way above provincial average
NANAIMO - Local voters were very motivated to participate in the 2024 Provincial Election.According to preliminary data provided by Elections BC from the initial count on Saturday, Oct. 19, a total of...
Oct 21, 2024