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'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses
HALIFAX - For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from a cliff overlooking the upper Bay of Fundy. But in recent years, coastal erosion lef...
Dec 31, 2024
Happy Birthday, Celsius! Canada marks 50 years of metric-Imperial measurements
EDMONTON - Happy Birthday, Celsius! Environment Canada's use of Celsius turns 50 years old in 2025. It was the catalyst of a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it be...
Dec 31, 2024
'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses
HALIFAX - For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from a cliff overlooking the upper Bay of Fundy. But in recent years, coastal erosion lef...
Dec 31, 2024
Quebec heritage site, former home of renowned artist, destroyed by fire
MONTREAL - A Quebec heritage site on the Island of Montreal that was the former home of a renowned artist has been destroyed in a fire. A Montreal fire department spokesperson says it took some 40 fir...
Dec 31, 2024
Jets having fun soaring to new heights on special teams
WINNIPEG - There were a lot of reasons for the Winnipeg Jets to be happy after they blanked the Nashville Predators 3-0 for their fourth consecutive win on Monday. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to r...
Dec 30, 2024
'A lesson in penalty killing': Solid PK helps Victoire climb to top of PWHL standings
LAVAL, Que. - The Montreal Victoire's power play may be struggling, but their penalty kill is helping them win games and move up the standings. Montreal thwarted the Boston Fleet's power play five tim...
Dec 30, 2024
NHL roundup: Jesper Boqvist scores twice, Panthers beat Rangers 5-3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jesper Boqvist scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third, and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday night. Eetu Luostarinen, Aleksander Barkov ...
Dec 30, 2024
Charge, Sceptres make four-player trade
TORONTO - Two teams trying to find their stride in the Professional Women's Hockey League have made a major trade. The Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres, tied for fifth in the six-team league with id...
Dec 30, 2024
Vancouver's Bench Accounting to be acquired by California-based HR tech company
VANCOUVER - A California-based HR tech company says it will acquire a Vancouver-based bookkeeping service that abruptly halted operations last week. Bench Accounting announced its sudden closure on Fr...
Dec 30, 2024
Vilardi, Hellebuyck lift Jets to 3-0 win over Predators
WINNIPEG - Gabriel Vilardi scored a pair of power-play goals 62 seconds apart in the third period to help the Winnipeg Jets extend their winning streak to four games with a 3-0 victory over the Nashvi...
Dec 30, 2024