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Quinn Hughes talks Foote, Gonchar impact after hitting 30 points for Canucks
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes maintains he's not getting carried away by the numbers. He's the first player to crack the 30 point mark in the 2023-24 NHL regular season with eight goals -- tying a career-h...
Nov 21, 2023
Federal government posts $8.2 billion deficit between April and September this year
OTTAWA - The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $8.2 billion between April and September, $3.9 billion of which was in September. The finance department says in its monthly fiscal moni...
Nov 21, 2023
Judge to modify conditions for Trump co-defendant's bond in Georgia election subversion case
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia judge overseeing the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and others said Tuesday he plans to modify the bond conditions for one of the defendants ...
Nov 21, 2023
Authorities capture man accused of killing 3 in simmering Colorado property dispute
DENVER (AP) - Authorities say they have captured the man accused of shooting three people dead over a years-long property dispute in rural Colorado. The Custer County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesda...
Nov 21, 2023
Feds set aside $7B from Canada Growth Fund for carbon-price contract guarantees
OTTAWA - The federal government is dedicating almost half of its clean-tech economic investment fund to special contracts intended to give companies the confidence they need to make major investments ...
Nov 21, 2023
De Grasse finds motivation on familiar grounds ahead of Olympic year
Andre De Grasse is back in familiar territory and motivated by some strong competition in preparation for an important Olympic year. The six-time Olympic medallist and reigning 200-metre Olympic champ...
Nov 21, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Finance Minister Freeland tables 2023 fiscal update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fall economic statement details another $20.8 billion in new spending since the spring budget, plus a pledge to keep deficits in check as risk of election...
Nov 21, 2023
B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report
VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...
Nov 21, 2023
'Bank of mom and dad' study: B.C. high earners get housing boost if parents also own
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada study into what it calls the "bank of mom and dad" shows home ownership among young high earners in British Columbia increases more than anywhere else in Canada if their p...
Nov 21, 2023
Madell scores 30 tries, Canada beats U.S. in wheelchair rugby at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Zak Madell of Okotoks, Alta., scored 30 of his team's 46 tries as Canada surged into the wheelchair rugby semifinals at the 2023 Parapan Am Games with a 46-41 win over the archrival ...
Nov 21, 2023