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Feds move ahead with sustainable investing guidelines, but details still scarce
TORONTO - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is moving ahead with guidelines around sustainable investing and corporate climate disclosures, but details on the plans are sc...
Oct 09, 2024
'I feel very, very lucky': Canucks centre J.T. Miller set to play 800th game
VANCOUVER - There was a time J.T. Miller struggled to work his way into an NHL lineup. Now the 31-year-old is a stalwart centre for the Vancouver Canucks - and he's set to play his 800th regular-seaso...
Oct 09, 2024
'Wired' after election debate, NDP's Eby says he'll focus on relaying improvements
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia New Democrat Leader David Eby says he was "wired" and had trouble falling asleep after the televised election debate, adding that he would see his performance as succ...
Oct 09, 2024
Canadian Karina LeBlanc to step down as Thorns GM, take new role with team ownership
PORTLAND - Canadian Karina LeBlanc is stepping down as GM of the Portland Thorns at the end of the NWSL season, the team announced Wednesday. The former Canadian international goalkeeper will transiti...
Oct 09, 2024
MLSE boss says 'everything is on the table' at Toronto FC, including the Italians
TORONTO - Change is coming at Toronto FC. And while Toronto (11-19-4) was just eliminated from playoff contention, work has been underway for months on what's needed to revive the ailing Major League ...
Oct 09, 2024
Scottie Barnes to return to Raptors lineup on Friday in pre-season game in Washington
TORONTO - Scottie Barnes will return to the Toronto Raptors lineup on Friday. He will start against the Wizards in a pre-season game in Washington, D.C. It will be his first competitive basketball gam...
Oct 09, 2024
5 dead after a small plane crashes on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast
AVALON, Calif. (AP) - Five people were killed when a small plane crashed during takeoff from Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, authorities said Wednesday. The twin-engine Beechc...
Oct 09, 2024
Language, lack of money and fear are matters of life and death with Milton approaching Florida
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Milton is expected to unleash its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants who don't speak English, most of them Latin Americans harvesting oranges and tomatoes i...
Oct 09, 2024
Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government's effort to rebuild Jasper
JASPER, ALTA. - Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government's share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta. In July, a wildfire ...
Oct 09, 2024
Canada adds $15M to aid for Lebanon and will match $6M in donations
OTTAWA - Canada is adding another $15 million to its humanitarian aid package for Lebanon after an escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. Internation...
Oct 09, 2024
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