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Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out of Gaza
OTTAWA - The federal government says a maximum of 1,000 Palestinian relatives of Canadian citizens will be able to apply to escape the Gaza Strip with Canada's help. The special extended family progra...
Jan 02, 2024

Dennis Edney, lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr, dead at 77
EDMONTON - A well-known Canadian lawyer who played a critical role in the release of Omar Khadr, a young detainee at Guantanamo Bay, has died. Dennis Edney died Saturday at the age of 77. The soccer-p...
Jan 02, 2024

Update: RCMP search for Ford F-150 involved in Chief Lake Road pedestrian collision
PRINCE GEORGE- RCMP are seeking the publics help in identifying the vehicle that claimed the life of a 76-yeard-old man. The man died after he was struck on Chief Lake Road, near Pilot Mountain Road, ...
Jan 02, 2024

Canadian Micah Zandee-Hart embraces PWHL captaincy in the city that never sleeps
Micah Zandee-Hart doesn't feel intimidated wearing the captain's 'C' in one of the biggest sports markets in the world. The 26-year-old defender from Victoria is the first captain of New York's Profes...
Jan 02, 2024

NBA Notebook: Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander making big performances 'routine'
Big games have become routine for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. That's what the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar's head coach said of Gilgeous-Alexander's play following a 40-point performance last Friday i...
Jan 02, 2024

Business group urges Ottawa to start charm offensive on trade ahead of U.S. election
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling on Ottawa to conduct another NAFTA-style charm offensive to defend Canada's trade interests in the U.S. ahead of November's presidential election. ...
Jan 02, 2024

B.C.'s December was warm, but not record-breaking: meteorologist
VANCOUVER - British Columbians basked in a balmy December to wrap up 2023, but it wasn't quite warm enough to break temperature records. Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor says the mean te...
Jan 02, 2024

Montreal organization may have to stop feeding homeless for first time since 1877
Montreal's oldest organization serving people without housing says it can no longer afford to serve meals on weekends. Accueil Bonneau, which operates a soup kitchen and provides other services in Old...
Jan 02, 2024

Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard named NHL's top rookie for December
NEW YORK - Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard has been named the NHL's rookie of the month for December. The 18-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., led all rookies last month with 10 assists and...
Jan 02, 2024

Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequ...
Jan 02, 2024