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1 million march in France, unions call new pension protests
PARIS (AP) - French unions have called for new nationwide protests next week, which will coincide with King Charles III's planned visit to France. The announcement follows record turnout in Thursday's...
Mar 23, 2023

B.C. salmon farm closure decision was necessary, says DFO amid court challenges
VICTORIA - The federal government is standing by its decision not to renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, despite recent court challenges. A st...
Mar 23, 2023

Authorities: 1 person fatally shot during rescue of migrants
HOUSTON (AP) - A hostage rescue in Houston in which one person was fatally shot on Thursday first began days ago when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in a neighboring county, according to...
Mar 23, 2023

NTSB: Crews failed to de-ice road before massive Texas crash
DALLAS (AP) - The company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions, f...
Mar 23, 2023

Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya
Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex developmen...
Mar 23, 2023

Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya
Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex developmen...
Mar 23, 2023

Trudeau, Biden could agree to end 'loophole' in Safe Third Country Agreement: source
OTTAWA - Canada and the United States are negotiating a deal that could designate all 8,900 kilometres of their shared border as an official crossing under the Safe Third Country Agreement. A Canadian...
Mar 23, 2023

Thousands busted for speeding in February: SGI
There are more than 4,000 lighter wallets around Saskatchewan this month, after police and SGI focused on speeding and aggressive driving in February.The majority of the 4,251 tickets handed out last ...
Mar 23, 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says conservatives must learn to win in 'big cities'
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says conservatives must learn how to win in "big cities." Smith made the comment to a room of conservatives gathered in Ottawa for the annual conference of the ...
Mar 23, 2023

Blues GM Doug Armstrong to lead Canada at men's world championship
CALGARY - Doug Armstrong has been named Canada's general manager for the upcoming men's world hockey championship in Finland and Latvia. The St. Louis Blues executive was tabbed by Hockey Canada on Th...
Mar 23, 2023