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B.C. housing minister tells people not to help 'desperate scammers' with Airbnb fraud
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister of housing is warning people not to take part in short-term rental scams as the province moves to limit the hotel alternatives to increase housing stock. Ravi K...
Nov 13, 2023
Canadian Victoria Feige adds to trophy case, wins fifth para surfing gold medal
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Canadian Victoria Feige had added to her trophy cabinet with a fifth gold medal at the 2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship (WSPC). The 38-year-old Feige, now based in H...
Nov 13, 2023
B.C. Lions reflect after season once again ends in Winnipeg
SURREY, B.C. - Garry Peters has been looking back through his phone. Specifically, for videos he's taken in the B.C. Lions' locker room, starting back at training camp in Kamloops in May and through t...
Nov 13, 2023
Royal Canadian Mint to begin circulation of coins with image of King Charles
WINNIPEG - The first Canadian coins bearing the face of King Charles are soon to be circulated across the country. The Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg is set Tuesday to showcase its model of the King ...
Nov 13, 2023
Canada on top of team tennis mountain after beating Italy to win Billie Jean King Cup
When Michael Downey was settling into his new job as Tennis Canada chief executive officer in the mid-2000s, he helped guide a leadership group that set sky-high goals for the program. A small fish on...
Nov 13, 2023
Encrypted email service denies accused RCMP leaker's claim it has intelligence ties
OTTAWA - A company that provides encrypted email service is disputing a former RCMP official's claim it secretly worked on behalf of an intelligence agency. Cameron Jay Ortis testified in Ontario Supe...
Nov 13, 2023
Edmonton Oilers captain McDavid reacts to coaching change: 'I didn't see it coming'
EDMONTON - A day after the Edmonton Oilers made a coaching change, the players are still trying to process the shock. "I didn't see it coming," said team captain Connor McDavid. The reigning Hart Trop...
Nov 13, 2023
Coach Smith sees games in Stockholm as chance for Senators to 'reset'
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith hopes his team returns home from the NHL's Global Series with a lot more than an appreciation for Swedish culture The Senators are one of four NHL teams, along wi...
Nov 13, 2023
Gaza evacuees question Canada's policy for who it will help evacuate
OTTAWA - Some Canadians who escaped the Gaza Strip say Canada's definition of family means they had to make the heartbreaking choice to leave loved ones behind. Canadian citizen Amro Abumiddain says h...
Nov 13, 2023
Montreal Jewish community won't let itself be terrorized, school spokesman says
MONTREAL - Students at a Montreal Jewish school were back in class today after their school building was hit by gunfire over the weekend for the second time in three days. School spokesman Lionel Pere...
Nov 13, 2023