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Conservatives take Liberal stronghold in last-minute Toronto byelection victory
Hours after Canadians went to bed disappointed by a Stanley Cup loss Monday night, the Conservatives scored a stunning byelection upset to win in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul's....
Jun 25, 2024
Risk vs. reward as NHL teams assess Russian prospects at camp to dispel concerns entering draft
If NHL general managers and most scouts are unable to enter Russia to rate the talent in person, player agent Daniel Milstein figured, why not bring his draft-eligible prospects to North America? That...
Jun 25, 2024
Panthers' Aleksander Barkov becomes the first Stanley Cup-winning captain from Finland
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - A Finnish flag waved prominently in the stands as the Florida Panthers celebrated with the Stanley Cup. Aleksander Barkov held his 2-year-old child in his arms minutes after getti...
Jun 25, 2024
More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 500 people - some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings - have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislat...
Jun 25, 2024
International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for Russia's former defense minister and its military chief of staff for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. The court is accusing fo...
Jun 25, 2024
Israeli supreme court says ultra-Orthodox must serve in military
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime ...
Jun 25, 2024
Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it's about stemming disinformation
OTTAWA - Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they're looking at their phones to find information. That's the example that Treasury Board President Anita Anand brin...
Jun 25, 2024
Liberal government's proposed capital gains tax changes come into effect today
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's changes to capital gains taxation came into effect Tuesday, despite significant pushback from business and physicians' groups. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's sp...
Jun 25, 2024
Meet the centenarians: Canada's oldest age group is also its fastest-growing
VANCOUVER - Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends history lectures at her local seniors centre, and does yoga twice a week. She's 101, and still lives in her own condo in West...
Jun 25, 2024
Five Canadians, with more than 500 years of stories
The Canadian Press has spent the past month interviewing some of Canada's more than 11,000 centenarians and their families. These are some of their stories. 'THEY HAD TO FLY IN DOCTORS TO NAIROBI' Bil...
Jun 25, 2024
