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Moncton, Halifax top list of fastest-growing urban regions, Statistics Canada says
MONTREAL - Statistics Canada says that Halifax and Moncton, N.B., were the fastest-growing urban regions in Canada last year. The agency said today that the Moncton metropolitan area grew by 5.3 per c...
Jan 11, 2023

Sri Lanka summons Canadian ambassador over sanctions of high-ranking officials
OTTAWA - Sri Lanka has summoned Canada's envoy over Ottawa's decision to sanction four high-ranking officials for alleged human-rights breaches. Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry issued a stateme...
Jan 11, 2023

Steinauer: Contract talks continue between Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Bo Levi Mitchell
No news on the Bo Levi Mitchell front seems to be good news for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton acquired Mitchell's rights from the Calgary Stampeders in November for a 2023 third-round pick, '24 fi...
Jan 11, 2023

Death near Quebec border highlights need for safe migration pathways: experts
MONTREAL - The recent death of a Montreal man from probable hypothermia as he tried to cross into the United States has exposed the dangers of irregular border crossings, which appear to be rising on ...
Jan 11, 2023

Officer killed in B.C. avalanche was mentor to younger officers: chief
NELSON, B.C. - A Nelson, B.C., police officer who died in an avalanche earlier this week is being remembered as a gentle man who looked out for those who were new to the force. Const. Wade Tittemore, ...
Jan 11, 2023

Bills safety Damar Hamlin released from the hospital
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Bills safety Damar Hamlin was released from a Buffalo hospital on Wednesday, more than a week after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during a game at Ci...
Jan 11, 2023

Canada's Katherine Sebov reaches final round of Australian Open qualifying draw
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Katherine Sebov reached the final round of the Australian Open qualifying draw on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Australia's Priscilla Hon. Sebov, a 24-year-old fro...
Jan 11, 2023

Alberta Opposition NDP calls for public input on plan to subsidize well cleanup
EDMONTON - Alberta's New Democrat Opposition wants public consultations on a government plan that would subsidize oil and gas companies to fulfil legal commitments to clean up old wells, a major propo...
Jan 11, 2023

AP source: Twins pass Correa's physical, finalize $200M deal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - This time, Carlos Correa's deal is done. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Correa passed his physical exam and finalized a $200 mi...
Jan 11, 2023

Federal tax credit for multi-generational home renovations now available to Canadians
OTTAWA - The federal government is offering a new tax credit to help make it easier for Canadians to care for adult relatives in their own homes. The multi-generational home renovation tax credit took...
Jan 11, 2023