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Leaders condemn 'hateful rhetoric' at B.C. pro-Palestinian protest on Oct. 7
VANCOUVER - Political leaders are condemning what they describe as "hateful rhetoric" from a speaker at a pro-Palestinian rally in Vancouver who told the crowd that "we are Hezbollah and we are Hamas....
Oct 08, 2024
Nichols, Rourke named CFL's top offensive and defensive performers
TORONTO - Deatrick Nichols of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Nathan Rourke of the B.C. Lions were named the CFL's top performers Tuesday. Nichols, a veteran defensive back, earned top defensive honours...
Oct 08, 2024
RJ Barrett out for rest of Raptors pre-season with sprained right shoulder
TORONTO - RJ Barrett will miss the rest of the Toronto Raptors' pre-season with an injury. Barrett left Sunday's 125-98 pre-season victory over the Washington Wizards in the second quarter with a righ...
Oct 08, 2024
France’s minority government survives a no-confidence vote, 2 weeks after taking office
PARIS (AP) - France's minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle placed by left-wing lawmakers to bring down new conserv...
Oct 08, 2024
Wallace scores OT winner to lift United States to 2-1 win over Canada at IPH Cup
OSTRAVA - Jack Wallace scored 19 seconds into the overtime session to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada at the IPH Cup para hockey tournament on Tuesday. Declan Farmer left a drop pass for ...
Oct 08, 2024
Liberals won't prorogue Parliament as impasse over green tech fund documents drags on
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government has no intention of proroguing Parliament to end an impasse with the Tories over a matter of privilege. At a news conference today ...
Oct 08, 2024
Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran kicker Ward to three-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed veteran Canadian kicker Lewis Ward to a three-year contract extension Tuesday. Ward, 32, is in his sixth season with Ottawa. The five-foot-seven, 176-pound kicker ...
Oct 08, 2024
The 'Godfather of AI' joins list of distinguished Canadians who have won Nobel Prize
Geoffrey Hinton was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday in recognition of his trailblazing contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. The British-Canadian researcher, known as the ...
Oct 08, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headed to Laos for ASEAN Summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Laos today to take part in the ASEAN Summit. Canada is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but has a strategic partnersh...
Oct 08, 2024
Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83
BOSTON (AP) - Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the ...
Oct 08, 2024