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Eight hospitalized, three dozen displaced after Vancouver apartment fire
VANCOUVER - Officials with the City of Vancouver say eight people have been taken to hospital after a fire at an apartment building in the Kitsilano neighbourhood. A statement from the city says the f...
Aug 14, 2024
Auger-Aliassime into second round in Cincinnati with win over qualifier Kovacevic
CINCINNATI - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic on Wednesday. The ...
Aug 14, 2024
Trade minister criticizes higher U.S. softwood lumber duties as unfair, unwarranted
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mar...
Aug 14, 2024
Quebec to authorize early requests for MAID, won't wait for Ottawa to change law
QUBEC - Quebec says that starting this fall it will authorize early requests for medical assistance in dying from certain patients before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent. The ...
Aug 14, 2024
Immigration minister looking into revoking terror suspect's citizenship
CHURCH POINT, N.S. - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he plans to look into whether the man accused of plotting a terror attack in Toronto should have his Canadian citizenship revoked. Ahmed Foua...
Aug 14, 2024
Victoria Gold says it plans to oppose Yukon application for receiver
WHITEHORSE - The company that owns the gold mine where a failure led to a massive release of cyanide-contaminated ore says it plans to oppose an application by the Yukon government seeking the appoint...
Aug 14, 2024
Young forward Santiago Lopez building career in Mexico, turning heads with Canada
Just 19, Santiago Lopez has a wealth of opportunities ahead of him. A dual citizen, the young forward was a star for Canada at the recent CONCACAF U-20 Championship and played for the Mexican under-18...
Aug 14, 2024
Ernesto has intensified into a hurricane and is on a path toward Bermuda, forecasters say
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Ernesto intensified Wednesday into a hurricane over the Caribbean and is on a path toward Bermuda, forecasters said. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 120 kph (75 m...
Aug 14, 2024
Retired Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, who pleaded guilty in wife's death, dies at 89
MONTREAL - Jacques Delisle, a retired Quebec judge who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in his wife's shooting death, has died at age 89. The Court of Appeal of Quebec issued a statement Monday confirmi...
Aug 14, 2024
Trade minister criticizes higher U.S. softwood lumber duties as unfair, unwarranted
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mar...
Aug 14, 2024
