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NBA fines Grizzlies' Brooks $35k for shoving camera person
NEW YORK - The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward Dillon Brooks US$35,000 on Friday for shoving a camera person on the sideline after chasing a loose ball in a loss in Miami. Joe Dumars, the NB...
Mar 17, 2023

'Troubled' Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and he's asked Canada's intelligence agency...
Mar 17, 2023

Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane to appear before Heritage Committee
It's Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane's turn Monday to appear before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa. Cochrane will be accompanied by Canada Soccer board members Pau...
Mar 17, 2023

Mass to be held in honour of victims in Quebec town where pedestrians struck by truck
AMQUI, Que. - A memorial mass will be held this evening in the Quebec town where two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians. Two men, Grald Charest and Jean L...
Mar 17, 2023

Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette resigned on Friday, three months into his 11th consecutive term in office. Gov. Tony Evers appointed former Treasurer Sa...
Mar 17, 2023

Unionized staff at Iqaluit Housing Authority go on strike over wages
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority formed a picket line in chilly temperatures outside the housing office in the Nunavut capital Friday morning, demanding better wag...
Mar 17, 2023

Tuberculosis outbreak declared in Pond Inlet, Nunavut
POND INLET, Nunavut - The Nunavut Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Pond Inlet. The territory's chief public health officer says there are currently five active cases and 22...
Mar 17, 2023

Hockey Canada hires human rights leader as first vice-president, diversity, inclusion
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has hired human rights leader Irfan Chaudhry as its first vice-president of diversity and inclusion. The national sports organization announced the move Friday, saying in a rel...
Mar 17, 2023

Ottawa requests joint 'working group' on oilsands contamination with Alberta
The federal environment minister wants to set up a new group with the Alberta government and Indigenous communities to monitor contamination problems in the oilsands. Steven Guilbeault proposed the id...
Mar 17, 2023

Canada's Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold to lock up Crystal Globe
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. - Canada's Reece Howden led from start to finish to win gold at the ski cross World Cup finals on Friday and secure the Crystal Globe as the overall season leader. Howden, fro...
Mar 17, 2023