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Lion Electric temporarily lays off 400 workers, gets extension from creditors
MONTREAL - Electric bus manufacturer Lion Electric is temporarily laying off 400 employees and shutting down production at its Illinois plant after getting a two-week reprieve from its lenders. The St...
Dec 01, 2024

Jake DeBrusk scores hat trick, including OT game-winner, as Canucks top Red Wings 5-4
DETROIT (AP) - Jake DeBrusk scored a hat trick, including the game-winner in overtime, and goaltender Kevin Lankinen set an NHL record for most consecutive road wins to start a season as the Vancouver...
Dec 01, 2024

Man injured in police shooting during Vancouver carjacking arrest
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police say a carjacking suspect is in hospital receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to his arm after officers responded to a report of a man allegedly armed with a knife and a...
Dec 01, 2024

Homan makes game-winning tap to beat Hasselborg in Grand Slam final
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 6-5 in the women's final of the Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National on Sunday. The Ottawa skip made a game-winning inturn ...
Dec 01, 2024

San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini named NHL rookie of the month
NEW YORK - San Jose Sharks centre Macklin Celebrini was named NHL rookie of the month on Sunday after recording 12 points over 14 games in November. Celebrini, who returned from a 12-game absence on N...
Dec 01, 2024

Guilbeault disappointed as plastic treaty talks end with no deal
Canada's environment minister says he's disappointed that international negotiations over a treaty to end plastic pollution have ended without an agreement. Yet Minister Steven Guilbeault says he's st...
Dec 01, 2024

Quebec launches new health-care agency in bid to improve services
MONTREAL - A new Crown corporation officially has officially taken the reins of Quebec's health-care system as part of the provincial government's effort to reduce emergency room wait times and surger...
Dec 01, 2024

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapses on field and Serie A match against Inter is abandoned
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) - Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the field during his team's Serie A match at home to Inter Milan on Sunday, with the game abandoned shortly afterward. Bove's tea...
Dec 01, 2024

Max Verstappen wins action-packed Qatar Grand Prix after Lando Norris penalized
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen followed up his Formula 1 drivers' title with another win Sunday in an incident-packed Qatar Grand Prix as Lando Norris was hit with a penalty that ended...
Dec 01, 2024

Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose s...
Dec 01, 2024