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Conservative motion, backed by NDP, produced $40M in regulatory relief for Bell
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the idea that his party played a role in granting $40 million in regulatory relief to Bell Media. Conservative and NDP MPs backed a 2022 amen...
Feb 12, 2024
Canadian TV, film, music industries ask MPs for protection against AI
OTTAWA - Canada's actors, directors and musicians are sounding the alarm over artificial intelligence, saying it threatens their livelihood and reputations. Groups representing people who work in TV, ...
Feb 12, 2024
Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic buried in Serbia after suffering heart attack in the US
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojevic was buried Monday in his native Serbia, with many members of the Warriors' staff among the hundreds of mourners present for the fun...
Feb 12, 2024
San Jose Sharks' Tomas Hertl likely out for several weeks after undergoing knee surgery
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl is likely sidelined for several weeks after undergoing knee surgery. The team announced Monday that Hertl decided to have a procedure to cle...
Feb 12, 2024
Canadian swimmer Pickrem wins 200 medley silver at world championships
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Sydney Pickrem swam to a silver medal in the women's 200-metre medley Monday at the world aquatics championships. Pickrem, who was born in Florida to parents from Halifax, finis...
Feb 12, 2024
Quebec government says new powers for justices of the peace will reduce court delays
MONTREAL - Quebec's justice minister is giving more responsibility to justices of the peace to free up provincial court judges and reduce delays. Simon Jolin-Barrette says presiding justices of the pe...
Feb 12, 2024
Canada's Fernandez picks up singles, doubles wins as Doha tournament opens
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Leylah Fernandez picked up a pair of wins Monday at the Qatar Open women's tennis tournament. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., advanced to the second round of the singles draw with ...
Feb 12, 2024
Timeline of police response to five suspicious deaths in Manitoba
CARMAN, Man. - RCMP say three children and two women died in separate but connected events Sunday in and around the town of Carman, southwest of Winnipeg. Police have taken a 29-year-old man into cust...
Feb 12, 2024
Quebec cold case murder suspect chooses not to testify or present defence: lawyers
SAGUENAY, Que. - Lawyers for a Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of a 19-year-old junior college student nearly 24 years ago will not present a defence. Marc-Andr Gren...
Feb 12, 2024
Lethbridge Hurricanes sign forward Owen Nelson
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have signed 2007-born forward Owen Nelson to a Western Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement.Nelson was listed by the Hurricanes in 2023, but w...
Feb 12, 2024