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Work begins to fix problem spots on Calgary water main; restrictions to last weeks
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says work begins today to fix more problem spots on a major water main. Jyoti Gondek says engineers and hydrologists used a robot last week to complete an inspection of the p...
Jun 17, 2024

Blair defends navy's Cuba visit, says critics may be 'confused' about its purpose
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says he was acting on advice from the military when he approved a plan to send a Canadian ship to Cuba, but he won't say what advice he got. The trip is getting at...
Jun 17, 2024

Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell off to solid start this season with Ticats
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell is starting to look like his old self. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback has thrown for 300 or more yards in both of his 2024 starts. That's definitely a positive after t...
Jun 17, 2024

Veteran Tyler Mislawchuk leads Canada's Olympic triathlon team into Paris
TORONTO - Veteran Tyler Mislawchuk and rookies Emy Legault and Charles Paquet will represent Canada in triathlon in the Olympic Games in Paris. The 29-year-old Mislawchuk from Oak Bluff, Man. will com...
Jun 17, 2024

U of L receives $2.6 million for research projects
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A total of 14 research projects at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) have been funded.The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced funding...
Jun 17, 2024

PWHL Montreal signs Boulier, Keopple and Chuli to contract extensions
MONTRAL - Montreal's Professional Women's Hockey League team signed defenders Amanda Boulier and Mariah Keopple and goaltender Elaine Chuli to contract extensions Monday. Boulier received a two-year c...
Jun 17, 2024

Canadian safety board says unregistered submersibles still diving after Titan deaths
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Since the doomed Titan made its descent to view the Titanic wreck one year ago, other unregistered submersibles have been operating within Canadian waters, says the Transportation S...
Jun 17, 2024

AI chatbots use Canadian news, but Ottawa won't say if they should be paying for it
OTTAWA - The federal government is dodging questions about whether AI companies should be paying Canadian news publishers for content their chatbots are openly using. Last year the Liberal government ...
Jun 17, 2024

Biden's Title IX rule blocked by judge in 6 additional states
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states, dealing another set...
Jun 17, 2024

Man accused of acting as lookout in James “Whitey” Bulger killing sentenced to time served
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was sentenced to time served Monday after pleading guilty to ...
Jun 17, 2024