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Canada's emissions rose slightly in 2021 as pandemic lockdowns eased
OTTAWA - Canada's greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly in 2021 as the country's COVID-19 related shutdowns began to ease. But overall emissions remained well below where they were before the pandemi...
Apr 14, 2023
Pittsburgh Penguins fire GM Hextall, exec Burke after missing playoffs
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins fired general manager Ron Hextall, director of hockey operations Brian Burke and assistant general manager Chris Pryor on Friday after the club failed to reac...
Apr 14, 2023
Swift Current state of emergency extended
Swift Current will remain in a local state of emergency for the next 10 to 14 days.According to the latest statement released by the city, water levels in Swift Current Creek are expected to fluctuate...
Apr 14, 2023
Olymel to close pork plant in Vallée-Jonction, Que., lay off nearly 1,000 workers
MONTREAL - Quebec pork producer Olymel says it will close a major slaughterhouse south of Quebec City and lay off 994 workers. The company said today the Valle-Jonction plant in the Beauce region will...
Apr 14, 2023
Budding B.C. soccer rivals face off Saturday as Canadian Premier League season opens
Rob Friend will be proud but likely conflicted Saturday when expansion Vancouver FC takes the field for the first time in the Canadian Premier League to face Pacific FC at Starlight Stadium in Langfor...
Apr 14, 2023
After coaching around the world, Afshin Ghotbi ready for Vancouver FC's CPL debut
There isn't much Afshin Ghotbi hasn't done when it comes to coaching soccer. Now in charge of expansion Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League, the 59-year-old Iranian-American is working in his ...
Apr 14, 2023
US charges 28 members of Sinaloa cartel, sons of El Chapo
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday charged 28 members of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel, including sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-traf...
Apr 14, 2023
Quebec sex assault trial for ex-fashion mogul Peter Nygard scheduled for June 2024
MONTREAL - Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard will stand trial in Quebec on sexual assault charges in June 2024. Nygard, 81, did not appear in Quebec court today when the dates were set for the trial t...
Apr 14, 2023
Coyotes coach Tourigny to lead Team Canada at world hockey championship
CALGARY - Arizona Coyotes coach Andr Tourigny will be in charge of the Canadian coaching staff at the upcoming men's world hockey championship in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia, Hockey Canada annou...
Apr 14, 2023
Guardsman accused in records leak to remain jailed for now
BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman arrested in the leak of highly classified military documents has been ordered to remain behind bars pending a hearing next week. Jack Teixeira, 21,...
Apr 14, 2023