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Uncertain if Liberals can pass two remaining priority bills before Christmas break
OTTAWA - It's one down and two to go with only a week left for the federal Liberal government to win parliamentary approval of priority legislation before an extended Christmas break. The government h...
Dec 10, 2021
Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to be in place by the end of next year. Roa...
Dec 10, 2021
Syrian refugees who now call Canada home look to help Afghan newcomers
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The living room at Zoheir and Nadia Darrouba's home is a hive of activity in the late afternoon - their older children, just back from school, are taking turns carrying around the...
Dec 10, 2021
'We're going to fight this': Deportation of Inupiaq man living in Canada deferred
Herman Oyagak first travelled to Aklavik, N.W.T., from his home in Alaska by snowmobile in 2018, a trip that takes about 18 hours. It's a journey he does regularly now with his wife Carol, who grew up...
Dec 10, 2021
Connor, Hellebuyck power Jets to 3-0 win over Kraken
SEATTLE (AP) - Kyle Connor scored two goals and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. It was Winnipeg's first shutout of ...
Dec 09, 2021
Aho scores second goal in overtime to lead Hurricanes over Flames
CALGARY - Sebastien Aho scored his second goal of the game 4:07 into overtime to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Aho also scored in the first perio...
Dec 09, 2021
Matt Grzelcyk scores late game-winner as Bruins defeat Oilers 3-2
EDMONTON - Matt Grzelcyk scored the game winner late in the third as the Boston Bruins snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the suddenly slumping Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Brad Ma...
Dec 09, 2021
Canadian Kyle Hiebert named to United Soccer Coaches' all-American first team
Canadian Kyle Hiebert, a senior defender at Missouri State, has been named to the United Soccer Coaches' NCAA Division I first-team all-American squad for the second straight year The 24-year-old from...
Dec 09, 2021
Toronto FC defender Julian Dunn announces departure to club in Norway
Defender Julian Dunn is leaving Toronto FC for Norway's HamKam. The 21-year-old Toronto native said goodbye to the MLS club in a post on his verified Instagram account. "My time with Toronto will alwa...
Dec 09, 2021
Fleury gets 500th win as Blackhawks shut out Canadiens 2-0
MONTREAL - In front of friends and family in his home province, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury picked up his 500th career win as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 Thursday night. Wi...
Dec 09, 2021