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Quebec anti-corruption police note proliferation of small-scale schemes
Quebec's anti-corruption police force says although the scandals that defined the province's construction industry in the last decade have subsided, corrupt activities have sprouted on a smaller scale...
Oct 24, 2023

B.C. moves up zero-emission vehicle targets to meet transition goal by 2035
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is accelerating its transition to zero-emission vehicles to meet its sales target five years sooner than initially planned. The province says in a news release...
Oct 24, 2023

Canadian star swimmer Maggie Mac Neil wins fourth gold at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Star swimmer Maggie Mac Neil picked up her fourth gold medal at the Pan Am Games as Canada continued its medal haul in the pool Tuesday. Mac Neil, from London, Ont., finished her Gam...
Oct 24, 2023

Edmonton Oilers expect others to step up, win games with Connor McDavid out
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - With Connor McDavid out of the lineup, the Edmonton Oilers are putting on a brave face and embracing the opportunity for other players to step up. Edmonton lost the three-time Hart...
Oct 24, 2023

Darko Rajakovic era of the Raptors will dawn as Toronto kicks off 2023-24 season
TORONTO - A new era of the Toronto Raptors will dawn on Wednesday when they kick off the 2023-24 NBA season. But just what this new version of the team will look like is still unknown. Nick Nurse was ...
Oct 24, 2023

Construction of Blackwater Mine project 45% complete
PRINCE GEORGE - Artemis Gold Inc. has provided a third quarter update into construction progress at the Blackwater Mine.At the end of September, overall construction of the mine was estimated to be 45...
Oct 24, 2023

Klimkait beats Deguchi in all-Canadian Grand Slam final at Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Jessica Klimkait defeated Christa Deguchi in an all-Canadian under-57-kilogram final Tuesday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament. The match went to overtime, ...
Oct 24, 2023

NHL upholds four-game suspension of Calgary Flames defenceman Andersson
NEW YORK - The NHL has upheld its four-game suspension of Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson for charging. Andersson was initially given the ban for charging Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine ...
Oct 24, 2023

Former N.W.T. priest sentenced for indecent assault on child in 1980s
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. - A former priest is beginning a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to indecent assault on a child in the 1980s. Camille Pich, now 85, was sentenced Monday in Fort Simpson, N...
Oct 24, 2023

Mixed-gender eights crews at Pan American Games add 'spice' to rowing
SANTIAGO, Chile - Novelty has entered the rather staid sport of rowing at the Pan American Games with men and women racing together in a mixed-gender eight. "It's so much fun to get the guys and girls...
Oct 24, 2023