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Police identify three fishers who died after their boat sank off northeastern Quebec
BLANC-SABLON, Que. - Quebec provincial police have identified the three fishers who died after their boat sank off of Quebec's Lower North Shore early Monday morning. Provincial police spokesman Sgt. ...
Sep 26, 2023
TMX route change leads to question about Liberals' commitment to reconciliation
OTTAWA - The federal Crown corporation constructing the expansion to the Trans Mountain pipeline says it remains committed to "meaningful engagement" with Indigenous communities after being given the ...
Sep 26, 2023
Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory
MONTREAL - A nurses union on Quebec's Gasp Peninsula says job postings by the local health-care network discriminate against francophone people because they require that applicants speak English. Unio...
Sep 26, 2023
Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?
It's highly unlikely any player other than Lionel Messi could have brought Prince Harry, Selena Gomez and Leonardo DiCaprio out to a regular-season Major League Soccer match. But there they were - ver...
Sep 26, 2023
Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?
It's highly unlikely any player other than Lionel Messi could have brought Prince Harry, Selena Gomez and Leonardo DiCaprio out to a regular-season Major League Soccer match. But there they were - ver...
Sep 26, 2023
Players who skate in non-sanctioned leagues face new Hockey Canada restrictions
CALGARY - Hockey players who participate in a league not sanctioned by Hockey Canada will be ineligible to compete in the Canadian Hockey League, Canadian Junior Hockey League or try for a spot Canada...
Sep 26, 2023
Quebec coroner hears from officers who took part in takedown of killing spree suspect
Montreal police tactical officers have described the shootout in a motel room between them and a suspect who had killed three men at random over a 24-hour period in August 2022. Officers Jean-Philippe...
Sep 26, 2023
Taylor Swift is a fan and suddenly, so is everyone else. Travis Kelce jersey sales jump nearly 400%
NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift's trip to watch the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce play football on Sunday didn't just have the internet talking nonstop. Following the 12-time Grammy Award winner's app...
Sep 26, 2023
California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California will double the taxes on guns and ammunition and use the money to pay for more security at public schools and various violence prevention programs under a new law ...
Sep 26, 2023
Ottawa's Crum earns top quarterback grading in CFL honour roll
TORONTO - Another week, another CFL honour roll nod for Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dustin Crum. Crum earned a top quarterback grade of 92.9 on Tuesday for his play in Ottawa's 36-28 win over the Sas...
Sep 26, 2023