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Skinner scores 2 and Sabres respond to embarrassing loss with 9-3 rout of Maple Leafs
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Jeff Skinner scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and added an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres responded to their most embarrassing loss of the season with a 9-3 rout of the ...
Dec 21, 2023
Freeland approves Royal Bank takeover of HSBC Canada with conditions
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups to block it. Freeland's approval was the...
Dec 21, 2023
Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe
SEATTLE (AP) - A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on...
Dec 21, 2023
Transportation agency penalizes Air Canada for violating disabilities regulations
GATINEAU, Que. - The Canadian Transportation Agency says it's issued a $97,500 penalty to Air Canada for violating the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations. The penalty ...
Dec 21, 2023
'Dedication to serving Canadians': PM pays tribute to former MP John Godfrey
OTTAWA - The late John Godfrey, a former university president, newspaper editor and Liberal MP, made meaningful and lasting contributions to public life, recalled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "His d...
Dec 21, 2023
Eby to target predators after talking to dad of sextortion victim Carson Cleland, 12
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says an emotional conversation with the father of a 12-year-old British Columbia boy who killed himself after falling prey to online sextortion has prompted him to push fo...
Dec 21, 2023
Lethbridge College polls staff on their favourite holiday movies
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A long-running debate around the holiday season surrounds the question of what the greatest holiday film is.At Lethbridge College, there has been a yearly tradition called the Holiday...
Dec 21, 2023
AHS shares tips to help combat flu season
In a release, Alberta Health Services has provided a list of tips for residents to help limit the spread of germs during respiratory virus season.AHS suggests: Wash your hands thoroughly and often wit...
Dec 21, 2023
Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years
OTTAWA - The federal government is reappointing Matthew Boswell as the commissioner of competition for a two-year term. Boswell, who was first appointed as commissioner in 2019, was slated to finish h...
Dec 21, 2023
Vintage gun for teacher's presentation triggers police lockdown at Vancouver school
VANCOUVER - A prop for a teacher's presentation at a Vancouver secondary school set off a lockdown and an emergency response by police on Thursday. Police say a teacher at Lord Byng Secondary called 9...
Dec 21, 2023