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Longtime B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek re-election in fall vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's longtime Environment Minister George Heyman says he's decided not to run in this fall's provincial election. Seventy-four-year-old Heyman says in a social media post that...
Mar 04, 2024

Four provinces confirm measles cases with Montreal deemed Canada's epicentre
Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia - more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high sc...
Mar 04, 2024

Raptors sign centre Kelly Olynyk to multi-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Kelly Olynyk to a multi-year contract extension, the NBA club announced Monday. Details of the extension were not announced, but ESPN reported it was a...
Mar 04, 2024

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily halted a new Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally and set up another legal showdown over th...
Mar 04, 2024

Luka Magnotta now living in medium-security prison, says Correctional Service Canada
OTTAWA - Correctional Service Canada confirms Luka Magnotta, who made international headlines for the brutal killing of an international student, resides in a medium-security prison. A jury found Magn...
Mar 04, 2024

Guilbeault calls Saskatchewan premier 'immoral' for breaking carbon-price law
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa has to take action against Saskatchewan for breaking the federal carbon-pricing law. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said last week his provi...
Mar 04, 2024

Toronto Raptors surprise girls basketball tournament at MLSE Launchpad
TORONTO - Schools from across the Greater Toronto Area had sent their girls' basketball teams to MLSE Launchpad for a mini-tournament and then some fun exercises and drills. And a special surprise vis...
Mar 04, 2024

New Jersey Devils fire coach Lindy Ruff, name Travis Green interim replacement
The New Jersey Devils fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday and named assistant Travis Green as the interim replacement. General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with less than 30 games left...
Mar 04, 2024

Veteran quarterback Fajardo anxious to help Alouettes defend Grey Cup title
He's a two-time Grey Cup champion, but Cody Fajardo enters the 2024 season once again with something to prove. The veteran quarterback led an upstart Montreal Alouettes franchise to a stunning Grey Cu...
Mar 04, 2024

One killed in B.C. avalanche near Revelstoke as warning extended to Thursday
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - An avalanche in British Columbia's Interior has killed a snow biker near Revelstoke as warnings of persisting danger are extended by the forecaster. Avalanche Canada says the fatal ...
Mar 04, 2024