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Canada to stop directly financing fossil-fuel projects abroad, with some exceptions
OTTAWA - Canada has announced that it will end new direct subsidies for fossil fuel investments and projects abroad, including those owned by Canadian companies. The policy released Thursday afternoon...
Dec 08, 2022

Canadian international Koné 'grateful' to MLS team that gave him his start
MONTREAL - In March of 2021, a 19-year-old Ismael Kon was invited to CF Montreal's first-team training camp. A year and a half later, the Canadian international's profile has skyrocketed, earning a ca...
Dec 08, 2022

WADA decision leaves Canadian luge team short-handed for hometown World Cup
Brooke Apshkrum returned to luge excited about the prospect of "track blazing" a whole new discipline. Days before racing her first women's doubles World Cup race in Whistler, B.C., though, the 23-yea...
Dec 08, 2022

Case against shooter dropped for lack of cooperation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities dropped a 2021 bomb threat case against the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter after family members refused to cooperate, a Colorado district attorney sa...
Dec 08, 2022

Two-week report shows 41 COVID deaths in Sask.; school absenteeism at 15%
Illness kept 15 per cent of Saskatchewan students home from school in the week ending Dec. 3. According to the bi-weekly Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Thursday, scho...
Dec 08, 2022

Ex-prison warden convicted of sexually abusing inmates
The former warden of a federal women's prison in California where inmates said they were subjected to rampant sexual abuse was convicted on Thursday of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked...
Dec 08, 2022

'Potential culture clash': Some northerners critical of federal firearms bill
YELLOWKNIFE - Some northerners are criticizing proposed changes to a bill intended to address gun violence in Canada, saying they are confusing and could negatively affect hunters. The Liberal governm...
Dec 08, 2022

Mauna Loa lava no longer imminent threat to Hawaii highway
HONOLULU (AP) - Lava from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano is no longer feeding a flow that's been creeping closer to a crucial highway, scientists said Thursday, even as the world's largest volcano keeps o...
Dec 08, 2022

More could be done to keep edible food out of landfills: University of Saskatchewan study
According to Canada's Food Price Report, the price of groceries is expected to continue climbing well into 2023.But a joint study between the University of Saskatchewan and the City of Saskatoon sugge...
Dec 08, 2022

Quebec economic update: A lot of uncertainty in 2023, Girard says
Quebec is announcing help for seniors today in an economic update that responds to stubborn inflation and points to a possible recession and much uncertainty for the coming year. Finance Minister Eric...
Dec 08, 2022