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Liberal bill requiring tech giants to pay for news content passes in House of Commons
OTTAWA - A Liberal government bill designed to require web giants to compensate journalism outfits for reposting their content has passed a final vote in the House of Commons today. The House of Commo...
Dec 14, 2022
PWHPA partners with OHL to host four Dream Gap Tour games
The Ontario Hockey League and the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association have partnered to host four regular-season Dream Gap Tour games in OHL venues. The PWHPA Showcase presented by the OHL...
Dec 14, 2022
Ottawa aims to reduce size of salmon fishing industry by buying licences
VANCOUVER - The federal government is offering to buy Pacific salmon commercial fishing licences from those looking to get out of the declining industry as it tries to protect the fish that remain. Fi...
Dec 14, 2022
Mbappe, France advance to World Cup final, beat Morocco 2-0
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) - France and Kylian Mbapp are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-anticipated matchup with Lionel Messi after ending Morocco's historic run at soccer's biggest tournament...
Dec 14, 2022
Mbappe, France advance to World Cup final, beat Morocco 2-0
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) - France and Kylian Mbapp are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-anticipated matchup with Lionel Messi after ending Morocco's historic run at soccer's biggest tournament...
Dec 14, 2022
Cameron and Wilkie earns silvers as Canada wins four medals at Para-Nordic World Cup
VUOKATTI, Finland - Collin Cameron of Bracebridge, Ont., and Natalie Wilkie of Salmon Arm, B.C., both earned silver medals as Canada won four medals on Wednesday at a Para-Nordic World Cup event. Came...
Dec 14, 2022
Fusion breakthrough a 'marvel' of global scientific collaboration, including Canada
WASHINGTON - The fusion ignition breakthrough that has experts hailing a new dawn in the search for clean energy took a lot of help from around the world - including Canada. Researchers at the Univers...
Dec 14, 2022
Smoking, vaping to be banned on trails, sidewalks in Banff
BANFF, AB - An Alberta mountain town has passed a bylaw banning smoking and vaping in most public places.The bylaw in Banff, which comes into effect in February, prohibits tobacco smoking and vaping i...
Dec 14, 2022
Canada beefing up Haiti embassy in push for political consensus
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is beefing up Canada's embassy staffing in Haiti to work closer with security officials. Trudeau announced that change after a high-level meeting on Tuesday with...
Dec 14, 2022
Peru's new government declares police state amid protests
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's new government imposed a police state on Wednesday in response to violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo. The 30-day national emergency declaration ...
Dec 14, 2022