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Petapan Treaty: Innu accuse Quebec of bad faith on talks for innovative agreement
QUEBEC - Three Innu communities in Quebec are accusing the provincial government of acting in bad faith a year after the deadline passed to conclude a treaty that has been under negotiation for more t...
Apr 01, 2024
Couple fined thousands for illegally harvesting shellfish in Nanoose Bay
NANAIMO - Over-fishing and lying about it was costly for a couple following an outing to a Nanoose Bay beach.Sam Lam and his wife Hieu Tran each pleaded guilty to retaining oysters and clams above the...
Apr 01, 2024
Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, with deaths
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. The Iranian Arabic-la...
Apr 01, 2024
Ballard shares up after signing largest order ever with European bus maker Solaris
VANCOUVER - Shares of Ballard Power Systems were up more than 10 per cent after it announced a long-term supply agreement with European bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach that it called its larg...
Apr 01, 2024
Italy's Retornaz beats Canada's Gushue 7-6 at world men's curling championship
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Italy's Joel Retornaz drew the four-foot ring in an extra end for a 7-6 victory over Canada's Brad Gushue on Monday at the world men's curling championship. It was the firs...
Apr 01, 2024
Gosling cousins make women's world hockey championship debuts together
Julia and Nicole Gosling agree they like playing with each other a lot more than playing against each other. The cousins from London, Ont., have done both in their hockey careers. They've gone head to...
Apr 01, 2024
Firms, consumers more optimistic about economy amid expected rate cuts: BoC surveys
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says business and consumer sentiment improved during the first quarter of the year, despite higher interest rates still putting a drag on the economy. The central bank rele...
Apr 01, 2024
Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
The 2024 version of March Madness has apexed with a trio of streak busters in the desert. N.C. State is in the Final Four for the first time since Jim Valvano ran around trying to find someone to hug ...
Apr 01, 2024
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benoît Pelletier dies at 64
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benot Pelletier has died in Mexico at age 64. In a statement announcing his death, his family described him as an attentive husband and devoted father who was de...
Apr 01, 2024
Welcome, newcomers: Soto, Burnes and Chapman have made strong impressions after switching teams
Corbin Burnes threw six one-hit innings in his Baltimore debut, and Matt Chapman homered twice in his second game with San Francisco. That all paled in comparison to what Juan Soto did in his first se...
Apr 01, 2024