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Parliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says climate change is already hurting the Canadian economy. A new analysis released today shows that in 2021, Canada's GDP was 0.8 per cent lower than what i...
Nov 08, 2022
New Zealand prop Isaac Salmon returns for second season with the Toronto Arrows
TORONTO - Prop Isaac Salmon has re-signed with the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old from New Zealand was named the Arrows forward of the year in his debut 2022 se...
Nov 08, 2022
Ecuador keeps World Cup place after ruling by sports court
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Ecuador kept its place at the World Cup but will be deducted three points in qualifying for the 2026 tournament because of a false document being used to get a passport fo...
Nov 08, 2022
Children's Hospital Radiothon Supporting Innovative Surgical Equipment and Therapies Nov. 8 and 9
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation Radiothon presented by CIBC Wood Gundy is going province-wide on November 8th and 9th to raise funds to enhance critical care by purchasing innovative surgi...
Nov 08, 2022
Nicole strengthens to tropical storm en route to Bahamas
MIAMI (AP) - Nicole strengthened to a tropical storm Tuesday as it churned toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coastline, forecasters said. A range of warnings and watches remain in...
Nov 08, 2022
Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds confirms interest in buying Ottawa Senators
Ryan Reynolds has confirmed the rumours - he is interested in buying the Ottawa Senators. The Canadian movie star spoke about possibly taking over the NHL club on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. R...
Nov 08, 2022
Ex-Miss America adds intrigue to North Dakota House race
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong hopes to claim a third term for North Dakota's sole U.S. House seat on Tuesday in a race that was upended by the late entry of former Miss America...
Nov 08, 2022
‘Every dollar counts’: Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon to kick off for another year
Once again, your support will be needed as the Jim Pattison Hospital Foundation holds its annual radiothon.The annual spectacle will broadcast over dozens of radio stations in Saskatchewan with all fu...
Nov 08, 2022
World Cup ambassador: Homosexuality is 'damage in the mind'
BERLIN (AP) - An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a "damage in the mind" in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the...
Nov 08, 2022
World Cup ambassador: Homosexuality is 'damage in the mind'
BERLIN (AP) - An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a "damage in the mind" in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the...
Nov 08, 2022