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Trudeau announces half a billion dollars more for rural high-speed internet access
OROMOCTO, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing an extra $475 million to the federal government's fund for delivering high-speed internet to rural homes across the country. Trudeau made t...
Nov 08, 2022

Quebec coroner says delays in getting to hospital 'very likely' led to baby's death
MONTREAL - A seven-month-old baby from a northern First Nations community who died of meningitis in April might have survived if it hadn't taken so long to get her to hospital, a Quebec coroner has co...
Nov 08, 2022

B.C. regional district seeks emergency extension as winter water supply 'uncertain'
SECHELT, B.C. - British Columbia's Sunshine Coast Regional District says continued "uncertainty" about its water supply means it will seek an extension of the state of local emergency declared last mo...
Nov 08, 2022

Safety knowledge, maintenance partly to blame for deadly sinking in B.C.: report
RICHMOND, B.C. - An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board into the sinking of a fishing boat in which two of the three crew members died identifies several "systemic safety issues." The Arc...
Nov 08, 2022

Trump ally faces election defender in Arizona governor race
PHOENIX (AP) - The appeal of Donald Trump's movement will be put to the test Tuesday in the race for governor of Arizona, a crucial battleground state where the former president's allies have taken co...
Nov 08, 2022

Taxing corporate share buybacks unlikely to boost investment in operations: experts
OTTAWA - Experts say the federal government's proposed corporate share buyback tax is unlikely to encourage companies to spend more on growing their operations. In last week's mid-year budget update, ...
Nov 08, 2022

Canada Ravens women look to end Rugby League World Cup campaign on a winning note
The Canada Ravens look to end their Rugby League World Cup campaign on a winning note Wednesday against tournament debutant Brazil in Leeds, England. Having lost to Papua New Guinea (34-12) and Englan...
Nov 08, 2022

Parliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says climate change is already hurting the Canadian economy. A new analysis released today shows that in 2021, Canada's GDP was 0.8 per cent lower than what i...
Nov 08, 2022

New Zealand prop Isaac Salmon returns for second season with the Toronto Arrows
TORONTO - Prop Isaac Salmon has re-signed with the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old from New Zealand was named the Arrows forward of the year in his debut 2022 se...
Nov 08, 2022

Ecuador keeps World Cup place after ruling by sports court
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Ecuador kept its place at the World Cup but will be deducted three points in qualifying for the 2026 tournament because of a false document being used to get a passport fo...
Nov 08, 2022