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Hockey Canada says over 900 cases of on-ice discrimination last season
Hockey Canada says there were more than 900 documented or alleged incidents of on-ice discrimination - verbal taunts, insults and intimidation - across all levels and age groups during the 2021-22 sea...
Dec 02, 2022
Four years after Meng Wanzhou's arrest, U.S. moves to drop remaining indictment
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a New York judge to dismiss the remaining indictment against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Four years to the day since the Chinese tech scion was...
Dec 02, 2022
Canada scores milestones with each of its two goals at World Cup in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar - Canada made history in Qatar with its first-ever goal at the men's World Cup. And it turns out its only other goal was also a milestone, albeit one scored by an opponent. FIFA says the o...
Dec 02, 2022
Camel pageant among attractions on World Cup sidelines
ASH-SHHANIYA, Qatar (AP) - Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa'a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace. She batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the televisio...
Dec 02, 2022
Feds won't help provinces for disaster compensation if housing built in flood areas
The federal environment minister is warning that Ottawa will not provide disaster compensation where a province deliberately allows housing to be built in areas prone to flooding. Steven Guilbeault's ...
Dec 02, 2022
College and university sports preview: December 2, 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local post-secondary teams are in action this weekend.The Lethbridge College Kodiaks basketball and volleyball teams compete, while the University of Lethbridge (U of L) Pronghorns ba...
Dec 02, 2022
Proposed canola-based aviation fuel plant in the works
MELFORT, SK - An Alberta company wants to build a plant that would use canola oil in the production of aviation fuel.Reconciliation Energy Transition develops energy projects with Indigenous equity ow...
Dec 02, 2022
In The News for Dec. 2: November jobs numbers out this morning
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 02, 2022
Liberals to consult public on merits of a foreign agent registry, Mendicino says
OTTAWA - The federal government is preparing to consult the public on the possible creation of a foreign agent registry as a means of preventing outside interference in Canadian affairs, Public Safety...
Dec 02, 2022
Canadian-funded group works to remove landmines left in Ukraine after Russian retreat
PEREMOHA, Ukraine - The small yellow stakes in the middle of a vast field outside Kyiv appear harmless, but they are not. Three explosions have rocked this field, including a fatal one that destroyed ...
Dec 02, 2022