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'Very grateful for things:' Woman who escaped Gaza appreciative of life in Canada
MISSISSAUGA - Rana Nassrawi has been appreciating the little things lately. After getting trapped in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war and narrowly dodging airstrikes with her two young sons, the 43-year...
Nov 17, 2023

Hockey Canada chair Hugh L. Fraser not seeking re-election to board
The chair of Hockey Canada's board says he will not be seeking re-election. Hugh L. Fraser made the decision not to seek re-election in the summer, driven by a desire to pursue other projects related ...
Nov 17, 2023

Judge: North Dakota's redistricting violates federal law for Native American voters
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that North Dakota's Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act in how lawmakers reapportioned legislative districts comprising two tribal nations. U.S. ...
Nov 17, 2023

Canada's Mirela Rahvena claims bronze medal in skeleton World Cup opener
BEIJING - Canada's Mirela Rahneva took home the bronze medal in women's skeleton on Friday as the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup season got underway. Rahneva, 35, returned t...
Nov 17, 2023

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation's Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ+ "international public movement" as extremist, the latest...
Nov 17, 2023

Israel's national security adviser says War Cabinet to allow 'very minimal' amount of fuel into Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's national security adviser says the country's War Cabinet has agreed to allow two tanker trucks of fuel to enter the Gaza Strip each day - a quantity he described as "...
Nov 17, 2023

Everton handed 10-point deduction for breaching Premier League's financial rules
LONDON (AP) - Everton was deducted 10 points by the Premier League on Friday for breaching the competition's financial rules. The club reported three-year losses totaling nearly 372 million pounds ($4...
Nov 17, 2023

The wait continues for Canadians wanting out of Gaza, approval list not yet updated
Canadians in the Gaza Strip, eager to escape the bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas, may have to wait a little longer to leave. As of 4 a.m. Eastern, the General Authority for Crossings and Bord...
Nov 17, 2023

Rogers Sugar strike taking some of the sweetness out of holiday season for bakers
A bitter strike at the Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver is taking some of the sweetness out of the holiday season for bakers and candy-makers. Across Western Canada, small businesses that depend on ...
Nov 17, 2023

Canada's Haiti envoy: 'Nothing is moving fast enough' to end country's gang crisis
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to Haiti says he hopes the world will move faster to help the country emerge from a prolonged period of lawlessness that has other Caribbean leaders on edge. "When it come...
Nov 17, 2023