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Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces
VANCOUVER - Meta is offering $51 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in four Canadian provinces over the use of some users' images in Facebook advertising. The legal action filed by a B.C. woman ...
Jan 11, 2024

Marcel Desjardins returns to Montreal Alouettes front office
MONTREAL - Marcel Desjardins is back in the Montreal Alouettes front office. The Alouettes announced Thursday that Desjardins, 57, of Burlington, Ont., was returning to the CFL club as a special assis...
Jan 11, 2024

Kingsbury looking forward to a hero's welcome at World Cup event at Val Saint-Come
Mikael Kingsbury is looking forward to being the good guy for at least one weekend. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagne, Que., has won 83 World Cups, the most ever for any moguls skier, and is used to sendi...
Jan 11, 2024

Quick Quotes: Canadians react to death of former NDP Leader Broadbent
OTTAWA - Politicians, public institutions and unions are sharing condolences and fond memories of Ed Broadbent, the former leader of the New Democrats, who died at the age of 87. Here are some of the ...
Jan 11, 2024

GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says Jets' success is rooted in Prairie pride
WINNIPEG - Kevin Cheveldayoff's pride in how well the Winnipeg Jets are playing comes from different perspectives - as the team's general manager, as a hockey fan and as a Canadian who knows all about...
Jan 11, 2024

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after an earlier deal imploded
LOS ANGELES (AP) - President Joe Biden's son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial dur...
Jan 11, 2024

First Nations, advocates criticize approval of nuclear-waste site near Ottawa River
Several First Nations and environment advocates are criticizing a decision by Canada's nuclear regulator to greenlight a proposed nuclear waste site near the Ottawa River. The Canadian Nuclear Safety ...
Jan 11, 2024

Montreal man ordered to appear on charge of inciting hatred: RCMP probe
MONTREAL - The RCMP say a Montreal man is facing a charge of inciting hatred in connection with antisemitic comments posted to social media. Police say Houssem Hammami, 37, of Montreal will appear at ...
Jan 11, 2024

Beterbiev, Smith ready to box in championship bout months in the making
QUEBEC - After three weeks of training in the Russian mountains, boxing champion Artur Beterbiev is back in Canada and ready for a fight that's been months in the making. Beterbiev will look to defend...
Jan 11, 2024

Five more Indigenous Justice Centres expand culturally safe support in B.C.: Eby
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says the establishment of five new Indigenous Justice Centres over the past year will help make the justice system in British Columbia work better for Indigenous people. ...
Jan 11, 2024