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Conservatives blast pro-carbon price economists as 'so-called experts'
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they won't be taking advice from "so-called experts" when it comes to carbon pricing, after more than 200 economists signed an open letter challenging Pierre Poi...
Mar 27, 2024
Indigenous nation gives stranded B.C. killer whale calf name: Brave Little Hunter
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A marine scientist says he expects rescue efforts to help coax a stranded killer whale calf from a shallow lagoon off northern Vancouver Island to continue today despite federal Fishe...
Mar 27, 2024
Orlando Pride's Amanda Allen included in Canada U-20 squad for European friendlies
Orlando Pride forward Amanda Allen, who has already been capped by the Canadian senior side, is among the 24 players summoned by Canadian under-20 coach Cindy Tye for games against the United States a...
Mar 27, 2024
NCAA President Charlie Baker urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college athletes
NCAA President Charlie Baker on Wednesday urged lawmakers in states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban betting on individual player performances. "Sports betting issues are on the rise acro...
Mar 27, 2024
NCAA President Charlie Baker urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college athletes
NCAA President Charlie Baker on Wednesday urged lawmakers in states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban betting on individual player performances. "Sports betting issues are on the rise acro...
Mar 27, 2024
Three men dead after apparent avalanche during snowmobile trip in Quebec
SAINTE-ANNE-DES-MONTS, Que. - Three men died after an apparent avalanche on Quebec's Mount Mdaille on Tuesday during a snowmobiling expedition on the Gasp Peninsula. Quebec provincial police say a fou...
Mar 27, 2024
CF Montreal signs midfielders Alessandro Biello, Matteo Schiavoni
MONTREAL - CF Montreal signed midfielders Alessandro Biello and Matteo Schiavoni to their first professional contracts Wednesday. Biello, who joined Montreal's academy in 2019, signed a two-year homeg...
Mar 27, 2024
Here's what we know about the allegations against Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and constant companion of their new $700 million slugger, Shohei Ohtani. But the ...
Mar 27, 2024
Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country posted its highest annual population growth rate in more than six decades last year. The agency says the population grew 3.2 per cent, its fastest pace sinc...
Mar 27, 2024
Here's what we know about the allegations against Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the translator and constant companion of their new $700 million slugger, Shohei Ohtani. But the b...
Mar 27, 2024