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Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Meghan Fandrich's voice shakes as she recalls grabbing her five-year-old daughter and fleeing their home as flames descended on the village of Lytton, B.C., in 2021. Darryl Tedjuk is quiet as...
Jun 06, 2024
MPs calling out hate while disparaging Israel criticism 'duplicitous': Muslim groups
OTTAWA - Muslim groups say all political parties need to work harder to stamp out Islamophobia in Canada, and allow more space for people to criticize Israel without being painted as antisemitic. The ...
Jun 06, 2024
Waterhen Lake First Nation healing after fire levels school
The community of Waterhen Lake First Nation is looking to the future and focusing on the next stages in the process following last week's fire that destroyed the school and damaged the band office. "T...
Jun 06, 2024
2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors' Jontay Porter for life
NEW YORK (AP) - Two more men were charged Thursday in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life. Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah ...
Jun 06, 2024
Matthew Tkachuk's numbers are down from last year. The Panthers insist his value has gone up
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk's basic offensive numbers for the Florida Panthers are all down this season. Goals, down. Assists, down. Points, down. Shooting percentage, down. On paper,...
Jun 06, 2024
2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors' Jontay Porter for life
NEW YORK (AP) - Two more men were charged Thursday in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life. Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah ...
Jun 06, 2024
Seeding nearly complete on Saskatchewan farms
Seeding in Saskatchewan is more than three-quarters complete, but wet weather this spring has left producers well behind the five-year average.According to the crop report from the Saskatchewan Minist...
Jun 06, 2024
NHL team in Utah is down to 6 finalists for a name
The NHL team in Utah is down to six finalists for a name. Smith Entertainment Group announced Thursday the choices have been narrowed to Blizzard, Mammoth, Outlaws, Venom, Yeti and Utah Hockey Club, o...
Jun 06, 2024
Quebec adopts law to fine people who intimidate, harass politicians
QUBEC - Quebec's legislature has adopted a law that includes fines up to $1,500 for anyone who intimidates or harasses a politician. The Coalition Avenir Qubec government has said the law is necessary...
Jun 06, 2024
Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on the ...
Jun 06, 2024