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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heading to Jamaica for post-Christmas vacation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Jamaica next week for a family vacation over the holiday break. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will travel with his immediate family to t...
Dec 22, 2023
UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - After many delays, the U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediately speeding up aid deliveries to desperate civilians in Gaza but withou...
Dec 22, 2023
UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - After many delays, the U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediately speeding up aid deliveries to desperate civilians in Gaza but withou...
Dec 22, 2023
Montreal Alouettes sign LB Tyrice Beverette to two-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have taken another step toward bringing back their championship team. Montreal signed linebacker Tyrice Beverette to a two-year contract Friday. Beverette was set to ...
Dec 22, 2023
Beck scores twice, Celebrini ejected as Canada beats Switzerland in WJC exhibition
NGELHOLM, Sweden - Owen Beck scored twice as Canada beat Switzerland 6-2 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Friday. Beck, the only player returning from Canada's championship-winning t...
Dec 22, 2023
Hockey Canada chair looks back, sees brighter days ahead: 'The game was in trouble'
Jonathan Goldbloom knows certain topics aren't discussed at the water cooler. Headlining the list in his home province of Quebec? Politics, language and religion. Everyone, however, is happy to share ...
Dec 22, 2023
Santa Spreads Holiday Cheer at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon
Santa's visit is one of many festivities of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) Project Holiday Joy initiatives, aiming to bring children and families in hospital the opportunity to en...
Dec 22, 2023
Concordia offers new award of up to $4,000 in response to Quebec tuition hike
Montreal's Concordia University has announced financial support of up to $4,000 for new Canadian undergraduate students from outside Quebec starting next fall. The school says it is introducing the Ca...
Dec 22, 2023
Redblacks sign defensive back Brandin Dandridge to two-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed defensive back Brandin Dandridge to a two-year contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday. He was set to become a free agent in February. Dandridge was...
Dec 22, 2023
Canada's Kingsbury picks up sixth World Cup medal of the season with moguls bronze
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury picked up a bronze medal Friday at a World Cup moguls event. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., scored 75.21 points, putting him just ...
Dec 22, 2023