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Hockey Canada chair Hugh L. Fraser not seeking re-election to board
The chair of Hockey Canada's board says he will not be seeking re-election. Hugh L. Fraser made the decision not to seek re-election in the summer, driven by a desire to pursue other projects related ...
Nov 17, 2023

EV battery subsidy deals to cost $5.8B more than government projections: PBO report
OTTAWA - A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the total cost of provincial and federal support for electric vehicle battery manufacturing in Canada will be $5.8 billion more than govern...
Nov 17, 2023

Judge: North Dakota's redistricting violates federal law for Native American voters
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that North Dakota's Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act in how lawmakers reapportioned legislative districts comprising two tribal nations. U.S. ...
Nov 17, 2023

Canada's Mirela Rahvena claims bronze medal in skeleton World Cup opener
BEIJING - Canada's Mirela Rahneva took home the bronze medal in women's skeleton on Friday as the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup season got underway. Rahneva, 35, returned t...
Nov 17, 2023

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation's Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ+ "international public movement" as extremist, the latest...
Nov 17, 2023

No proposals for new supervised consumption site in Lethbridge, despite rumours
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has dispelled a rumour that a new Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) is in the works.The City is in the process of conducting public engagement on a renewal of t...
Nov 17, 2023

Israel's national security adviser says War Cabinet to allow 'very minimal' amount of fuel into Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's national security adviser says the country's War Cabinet has agreed to allow two tanker trucks of fuel to enter the Gaza Strip each day - a quantity he described as "...
Nov 17, 2023

Small business owners call on government to take on Amazon, level playing field
OTTAWA, ON - An association representing 97,000 of Canada's small businesses is calling on Ottawa to do more to address Amazon.com Inc.'s dominance.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said...
Nov 17, 2023

Ottawa commits to honouring all-Black battalion that served during First World War
CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - The federal government announced today $2.25 million in funding to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada's only all-Black unit to serve during the First World ...
Nov 17, 2023

Everton handed 10-point deduction for breaching Premier League's financial rules
LONDON (AP) - Everton was deducted 10 points by the Premier League on Friday for breaching the competition's financial rules. The club reported three-year losses totaling nearly 372 million pounds ($4...
Nov 17, 2023