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Small businesses still hoping for CEBA loan forgiveness extension as time runs out
OTTAWA - As the deadline to repay pandemic loans and receive partial forgiveness approaches, small businesses are still hoping the federal government will reverse course and extend it for another year...
Nov 07, 2023

Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt after names appear on official list
Canadians looking to flee Gaza might soon be able to cross into Egypt, after a new document containing names of Canadians was published by the General Authority for Crossings and Borders in Gaza. The ...
Nov 07, 2023

Funding for housing, food banks expected in Quebec economic update today
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is scheduled to present the province's fall economic update this morning. Girard has said he plans to address issues of housing, homelessness and climate change ada...
Nov 07, 2023

Indigenous soldiers determined to carry on family legacies
Indigenous Peoples have been part of Canada's military history dating back to the War of 1812, when it's estimated more than 10,000 First Nations people fought. More than 7,000 Indigenous people later...
Nov 07, 2023

Boeser scores two, Hughes nets four points as surging Canucks whip Oilers 6-2
VANCOUVER - Three first-period goals in just under three-and-a-half minutes launched the surging Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 win over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. It's Vancouver's fo...
Nov 06, 2023

Without a Fight wins 163rd running of Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Irish-bred seven-year-old Without a Fight won the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday ahead of Soulcombe and Sheraz over the 3,200 meters in Australia's most famo...
Nov 06, 2023

NBA roundup: Embiid nets 48 points against Wizards as 76ers roll to 5th straight win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid scored 29 of his season-high 48 points in the third quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to their fifth straight NBA victory, 146-128 over the Washington Wizards o...
Nov 06, 2023

Only 3 unbeaten teams remain at Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Only three teams remain unbeaten after Monday's second day of action at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Swift Current. Scott McDonald's Ontario team leads the seven-t...
Nov 06, 2023

Jarnkrok scores in OT as Maple Leafs pick up wild 6-5 win over Lightning
TORONTO - Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal of the game 46 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a wild 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. Mitch Marner had a ...
Nov 06, 2023

Family, friends and teammates gather to remember fallen hockey player Adam Johnson
HIBBING, Minn. (AP) - Adam Johnson was humble, kind and smart, and most of all an athlete. Thousands gathered Monday to remember the 29-year-old American hockey player who died after his neck was cut ...
Nov 06, 2023