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HUD Secretary Fudge announces resignation in late March
WASHINGTON (AP) - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she would resign her post, effective March 22, saying she was leaving "with mixed emotions." A former mayor...
Mar 11, 2024
U.S., Canada agree to work together on reducing B.C. coal mine pollution
The United States and Canada have agreed to launch a probe into a long-running cross-border dispute involving pollution from coal mines in British Columbia flowing into American waters. The two govern...
Mar 11, 2024
Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes. North Shore Resc...
Mar 11, 2024
Police testify at coroner's inquiry into murder of sergeant by mentally ill man
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's inquiry is hearing today from police officers who had interacted with a mentally ill man in the months before he murdered a provincial police sergeant. Provincial police ...
Mar 11, 2024
After criticism, Ottawa pledges $1 million to support Hamas sexual-violence victims
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is pledging $1 million to support victims of sexual violence by Hamas in Israel during last October's attacks. The funding comes with an offer...
Mar 11, 2024
With AI, workplace surveillance has ‘skyrocketed’-leaving Canadian laws behind
Technology that tracks your location at work and the time you're spending in the bathroom. A program that takes random screenshots of your laptop screen. A monitoring system that detects your mood dur...
Mar 11, 2024
Families who rescued loved ones from Gaza feel ‘scammed’ by Canadian government
The young woman's first real hope that she might survive the nightmare she endured in the Gaza Strip came on the same night she was sure that she and her family would be killed.Late last year, Canada ...
Mar 11, 2024
P.A.'s Grassick scores 30 as Huskies fall to Ravens in championship game
The U of S Huskies and Carleton Ravens put on an amazing show in the gold medal game of the USports women's basketball championships at the Saville Sports Community Centre in Edmonton on Sunday night....
Mar 11, 2024
Gushue beats McEwen to extend Saskatchewan’s Brier drought
Brad Gushue spoiled Saskatchewan's party at the 2024 Montana's Brier.The two-time defending champion beat Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen 9-5 on Sunday at the Brandt Centre to win his sixth Canadian men's ...
Mar 11, 2024
Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
BRUSSELS (AP) - Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialized websites,...
Mar 11, 2024