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Police say dog may have been thrown to its death from downtown Vancouver hotel
VANCOUVER - Police say a dog that fell to its death in downtown Vancouver may have been deliberately thrown from a window. Vancouver Police say officers responded to a call and found the dead dog in t...
Jan 08, 2024

NDP on track to pay off 2021 election debt, set to begin building election war chest
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats believe they will be able to pay off their 2021 election debt soon but are awaiting end-of-year fundraising totals before they can celebrate. NDP director Anne McGra...
Jan 08, 2024

Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau
OTTAWA - Severe weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured damages for the second year in a row in 2023. The Insurance Bureau of Canada's annual tally is topped by wildfires ...
Jan 08, 2024

Former CF Montreal forward Djordje Mihailovic joins Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - American forward Djordje Mihailovic joined the Colorado Rapids on Monday, returning to Major League Soccer after scoring just one goal during 23 league appearances in a yea...
Jan 08, 2024

Mark Critch looks back on his awkward teen years in Season 3 of 'Son of a Critch'
TORONTO - There are times when Mark Critch completely forgets he's filming a show about his own childhood on the set of "Son of a Critch." "I was watching a scene and I actually thought, 'Huh, that ha...
Jan 08, 2024

Interim government House leader Steven MacKinnon seeks better decorum in the Commons
OTTAWA - The new interim Liberal house leader says every MP from all parties needs to set a better tone when the House of Commons resumes later this month. Ottawa-area MP Steven MacKinnon will take on...
Jan 08, 2024

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78
MUNICH (AP) - Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer great who helped his country win the World Cup both as player and coach, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday. He was 78. "It is with deep sadne...
Jan 08, 2024

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78
MUNICH (AP) - Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer great who helped his country win the World Cup both as player and coach, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday. He was 78. "It is with deep sadne...
Jan 08, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Maple Leafs sign Nylander to eight-year extension worth US$92 million
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward William Nylander to an eight-year, US$92-million contract extension. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jan 08, 2024

Canadian international Bianca St-Georges signs with North Carolina Courage
CARY, N.C. - Canadian international Bianca St-Georges has joined the North Carolina Courage as a free agent. The 26-year-old from Saint-Charles-Borrome, Que., has signed a two-year with a "mutual opti...
Jan 08, 2024