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Judge probes eight-month wait in federal minister's owl protection recommendation
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge says he's "wrestling" with why the minister responsible for protecting the northern spotted owl waited eight months to recommend an emergency protection order to cabi...
Oct 19, 2023
Georges St-Pierre: From humble beginnings to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
From age 17 to 20, Georges St-Pierre held down three jobs while going to school and training in mixed martial arts. Five hours sleep a night was par for the course. While studying natural sciences at ...
Oct 19, 2023
Low water levels prompt State of Emergency for Village of Cumberland House and Cree Nation
A northern Saskatchewan village and First Nation says there's insufficient water and are now in a State of Emergency.The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan along with Cumberland House and Cumberland House Cree...
Oct 19, 2023
McGill postpones French program as Quebec hikes tuition for out-of-province students
MONTREAL - McGill University has postponed a $50-million investment in French-language programs as a result of the provincial government's plan to nearly double tuition for out-of-province students. T...
Oct 19, 2023
Virtue and Moir, St-Pierre, and Ferbey among 2023 Order of Sports recipients
GATINEAU, Que. - Scott Moir enjoys hearing about people who tuned in emotionally to watch him skate with partner Tessa Virtue, especially those who otherwise didn't care about ice dance. "As a boy who...
Oct 19, 2023
Canada taking 'necessary time' to probe hospital blast in Gaza, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working with allies to determine "exactly what happened" in the blast at a hospital in Gaza earlier this week that has become a flashpoint in the ...
Oct 19, 2023
Israel-Hamas war cannot become another 9/11 moment, says anti-Islamophobia envoy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special representative for combating Islamophobia is warning against allowing the Israel-Hamas war to become a catalyst for the stereotyping of Muslim Canadian...
Oct 19, 2023
Profits, markups rose as competition weakened over 20 years: Competition Bureau
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau says profits and markups have increased over the last two decades as the state of competition in Canada has deteriorated. The bureau published a report today analyzing ...
Oct 19, 2023
Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle out day-to-day with upper-body injury
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday. Guhle, who did not practise on Thursday, left Tuesday's 5-2 loss t...
Oct 19, 2023
Matt Dunstone dumps top-ranked Brendan Bottcher at Grand Slam's Tour Challenge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Matt Dunstone defeated Brendan Bottcher 7-1 in a battle of Canadian skips on Thursday morning at the Grand Slam's HearingLife Tour Challenge. Dunstone, from Kamloops, B.C., score...
Oct 19, 2023