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Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime lift Canada over Finland 3-0 in Davis Cup tie
MANCHESTER - Canada's top male tennis players have defeated Finland 3-0 at the Davis Cup. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., beat Eero Vasa 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the day's first singles match. Montrea...
Sep 12, 2024
Alberta First Nation suing federal government over right to clean drinking water
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation has revived a lawsuit it launched 10 years ago in an effort to get the federal government to recognize its human right to clean, safe water. The Ermineskin Cree Nati...
Sep 12, 2024
Conservatives say they have solution for online harassment after Liberals 'failed'
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says her party will introduce a bill in the House of Commons next week to protect people from online harassment. Rempel Garner says the Liberals have ha...
Sep 12, 2024
Nova Scotia NDP tables opposition bill to declare domestic violence an epidemic
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's opposition New Democrats have tabled legislation to declare domestic violence an epidemic in the province. Leader Claudia Chender says the bill would legislate a recommendation...
Sep 12, 2024
North Dakota judge strikes down the state's abortion ban
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A state judge struck down North Dakota's ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. In ...
Sep 12, 2024
New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation that touched several members of...
Sep 12, 2024
'Largely fictitious.' Immigration minister criticizes New Brunswick premier's claims
FREDERICTON - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says claims by New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs that Ottawa wants to force the province to take in 4,600 asylum seekers are "largely fictitious." Mille...
Sep 12, 2024
Hedman on Stamkos leaving Lightning: 'His legacy speaks for itself'
LAS VEGAS - Victor Hedman has had some time to digest a seismic summer for the Tampa Bay Lightning. That doesn't make seeing his former teammate - a friend he sat beside on the plane and shared road m...
Sep 12, 2024
Tipping point: Quebec consumer rights bill to regulate how merchants can ask for tips
QUBEC - Quebec wants to curb excessive tipping. Simon Jolin-Barrette, minister responsible for consumer protection, has tabled a bill to force merchants to calculate tips based on the price before tax...
Sep 12, 2024
Canada's Michael Woods rethinks retirement, targets Montreal win after Vuelta triumph
Michael Woods thought Father Time had finally come calling. Instead, he's winning Grand Tour stages - and hungry for a big result at home. The 37-year-old from Ottawa rides into this weekend's Montrea...
Sep 12, 2024
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