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Quebec Appeal Court rejects Fortnite creator's challenge of class-action lawsuit
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a decision authorizing a class-action lawsuit by parents who claim their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite. Lawyers fo...
Feb 27, 2023
Canada-China trade breaks record, as imports hit $100 billion
VANCOUVER - Trade between China and Canada hit record levels in 2022, with imports breaking the $100-billion mark for the first time, Statistics Canada data show. Economists and others say businesses ...
Feb 27, 2023
McDavid, Ullmark, Gibson named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid, Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark and Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson have been named the NHL three stars of the week. McDavid led the leagu...
Feb 27, 2023
Fisheries Department scrambled to claw back ‘ill-timed’ lobster tweet: documents
OTTAWA - An "ill-timed" tweet warning it is illegal to take lobsters that have washed up on a beach was approved by no fewer than seven people even after one of them warned it might not be well receiv...
Feb 27, 2023
Canada banning video app TikTok on government-issued mobile devices
OTTAWA - The federal government is banning TikTok from its mobile devices days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched an investigation into the social media platform. A statement ...
Feb 27, 2023
Residential structure fire on Victoria Street causes an estimated $30K in damages
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire just after 4 a.m. this morning on the 2100-block of Victoria Street. On arrival, the City says crews found smoke emerging from t...
Feb 27, 2023
Canucks forward J.T. Miller out week-to-week with lower-body injury
DALLAS - Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday. The 29-year-old sits tied for second on the club in scoring with 20 goals and 54...
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. producers sue Anne of Green Gables licensing body for right to put on musical
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Unites States-based producers of a musical about Anne of Green Gables have filed a lawsuit in New York claiming that their show does not infringe on Prince Edward Island's most fam...
Feb 27, 2023
Selling Canadiens in position to add picks and prospects ahead of NHL trade deadline
MONTREAL - General Manager Kent Hughes has stayed in Montreal as his Canadiens begin a four-game road trip through the NHL's Western Conference. Hughes has presumably stayed home to better make deals ...
Feb 27, 2023
GOP shifts focus of attacks on Biden's immigration policy to Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - A group of Republicans on Capitol Hill is turning its gaze towards Canada as it ramps up political criticism of President Joe Biden's immigration strategy. Rep. Mike Kelly from Pennsylvan...
Feb 27, 2023