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House approves $1.2 trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire, a long overdue action nearly si...
Mar 22, 2024
Time for Canada to protect Canadians from 'forever chemicals,' toxics experts say
OTTAWA - Environmental experts on toxic chemicals say it's well past time for Ottawa to protect Canadians from a whole class of substances known as "forever chemicals." That is the term used to descri...
Mar 22, 2024
Lululemon shares sink 17% after retailer notes 'slowdown' in U.S. business
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s stock dropped roughly 17 per cent in Friday morning trading and remained down into the afternoon as the market reacted to financial results released the day befo...
Mar 22, 2024
Junior hockey returns to Williams Lake: KIJHL team sold, relocated and rebranded as Mustangs
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Hockey fans in Williams Lake get to saddle up and support a new local junior hockey team. In a news release issued Friday (March 22), the Kootenay International Junior Hockey Lea...
Mar 22, 2024
Gilgeous-Alexander 'humbled' by impressive year he's having for Canada and Thunder
TORONTO - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says he's humbled by the year he's having. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard is considered a leading to contender for the NBA's most-valuable player award. Gilgeous-Ale...
Mar 22, 2024
Port of Vancouver boasts record cargo volume, despite strike and cooling economy
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says record cargo volume rolled through its terminals last year, despite a sputtering global economy and a big drop in container shipments. An unprecede...
Mar 22, 2024
OPP, Montreal police nab 31 in Project Volcano, aimed at Ontario car theft suspects
HAWKESBURY, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police and Montreal police say they've arrested 31 people in Quebec with outstanding warrants for car thefts and other serious crimes in Ontario. The arrests are ...
Mar 22, 2024
Canada's Phelan wins World Cup ski cross race, teammate Sherret takes silver
IDRE FJLL, Sweden - Brittany Phelan won gold at a World Cup ski cross stop Friday to highlight another successful day for Canadian athletes on the circuit. Phelan, of Mont-Tremblant, Que., overtook te...
Mar 22, 2024
'He is smiling down': Brian Mulroney's sons touched by Canadians' tributes
MONTREAL - Brian Mulroney's three sons say there's no doubt their father would have been thrilled by this week's public tributes to honour his life. For a fourth straight day, Mulroney's sons Ben, Mar...
Mar 22, 2024
Police find Missouri student Riley Strain's body in Tennessee river after nearly 2-week search
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee on Friday announced that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville for nearly two weeks, has been found dead. Metro Nashv...
Mar 22, 2024
