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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
Marc Roussel named Excellence in Teaching award recipient from U of L
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A University of Lethbridge (U of L) professor has received an award for his success in the classroom.Dr. Marc Roussel has been named the 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award winner from ...
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
Coroner orders inquest into fatal Old Montreal fire that left 2 French citizens dead
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner has ordered a public inquest into the fatal Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Police identified the victims as 43-year-old L...
Oct 08, 2024
Peter Nygard denied bail pending appeal of his Toronto sex assault convictions
TORONTO - Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and an 11-year prison sentence. An Ontario Court of Appeal judge dismissed the ...
Oct 08, 2024