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Transportation Safety Board says fatal crash linked to undetected helicopter defect
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says an undetected defect deep within the engine of a helicopter caused a fatal crash on northern Vancouver Island last year. The board's investigation...
Nov 16, 2023
Federal court quashes cabinet order underlying single-use plastics ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has quashed a cabinet order that listed plastic manufactured items as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. The court says in a decision released today that...
Nov 16, 2023
New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals court judge on Thursday paused a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting on court staffers in his civil fraud trial. The trial judge had imposed the gag o...
Nov 16, 2023
Canada's Bridges flips from ice to field, competes in throwing at Parapan Am Games
Decorated para hockey player Billy Bridges is about to make his international debut in summer sport. Bridges will throw javelin and shot put in the Parapan American Games. The six-time Canadian hockey...
Nov 16, 2023
Fury and Usyk to fight on Feb. 17 in Saudi Arabia to unify all 4 major heavyweight boxing titles
LONDON (AP) - The fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles will take place in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Feb. 17, promoters announced Thu...
Nov 16, 2023
MP Jenny Kwan tells feds to help Erin Brooks surf for Canada
VANCOUVER - Member of Parliament Jenny Kwan is calling on the federal government to help surfer Erin Brooks compete for Canada in next summer's Olympic Games. The NDP critic for Immigration, Refugees ...
Nov 16, 2023
National Lacrosse League to host regular-season game at Place Bell in Laval
LAVAL, Que. - The National Lacrosse League will host a regular-season game between the Toronto Rock and New York Riptide at Place Bell on Feb. 16, the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday. It's the f...
Nov 16, 2023
Green Shirt Day partners with Tim Hortons Foundation Camps for Smile Cookie Week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Tim Hortons Foundation Camps has partnered with Green Shirt Day for the inaugural Holiday Smile Cookie Week.For the first time in the Smile Cookie campaign's 25 year history, it is do...
Nov 16, 2023
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer ...
Nov 16, 2023
Blue Bombers quiet on status of Dalton Schoen and Adam Bighill ahead of Grey Cup
HAMILTON - Kenny Lawler stared daggers when asked how he and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiving corps would step up in the potential absence of fellow wideout Dalton Schoen in Sunday's Grey Cup. Scho...
Nov 16, 2023