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Canada's Woods wins 13th Vuelta stage, Roglic takes another bite into O'Connor's lead
PUERTO DE ANCARES, Spain (AP-CP) - Canada's Michael Woods won the mountainous 13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday, while Primoz Roglic took another bite out of the race lead held by Ben O'Conno...
Aug 30, 2024
Federal Court agrees to hear case about public servants' return to office mandate
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has agreed to review the federal government's decision to mandate public servants return to the office three days per week. The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, wa...
Aug 30, 2024
Hoops team overcomes hot crowd, cyclists win two more bronze at Paralympics
PARIS - Vincent Dallaire got a taste of what he and his teammates on Canada's men's wheelchair basketball were in for when he arrived at Bercy Arena in Paris. The United States were playing Germany in...
Aug 30, 2024
U.S. escalates efforts to halt Ottawa's digital services tax
WASHINGTON - The federal government says it's in close contact with its American partners as the Biden administration escalates efforts to halt Canada's tax on large foreign digital services companies...
Aug 30, 2024
Measures to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska can appear on November ballot, official says
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A group seeking to legalize marijuana for medical use in Nebraska has gathered enough signatures to get the issue before voters in November, the state's top election official said F...
Aug 30, 2024
'Our hearts are broken': Teammates, fans react to death of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed Thursday while cycling in their home state of New Jersey. Police have said a suspected drunk driver struck the pair while attempting to p...
Aug 30, 2024
PETERS: Bonded in grief, Kamloops embraces the Snowbirds with 'May She Soar'
MAY 17, 2020 was a Sunday.I was at home with my family when I received a phone call from the station.It was a young weekend employee telling me that he wasn't sure, but it appeared one of the Canadian...
Aug 30, 2024
Former B.C. Liberal minister says he may vote NDP, as Eby woos disaffected centrists
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia Liberal cabinet minister Terry Lake says he'll consider voting for Premier David Eby's New Democrats if the B.C. Conservatives don't shift to the political centre, e...
Aug 30, 2024
Ottawa, Quebec tout 'new business model' to fast-track affordable housing
MONTREAL - The governments of Canada, Quebec and the City of Montreal are crediting a new fast-track housing program for plans to build 1,001 affordable homes in Montreal and Rimouski, Que. A news rel...
Aug 30, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps kick off final stretch of MLS season with visit to Austin FC
VANCOUVER - A trip back to Austin, Texas, has Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed in a reflective state of mind. It's been more than two years since the 23-year-old Canadian made his Major League...
Aug 30, 2024
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