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CFJC Midday - Coastal and Mexico Cruises, beautiful Caribbean and more great Direct Travel deals!
Sonja Thomas with Direct Travel provides the details of this week's best travel deals! Pack your bags and don't wait to book.
Aug 29, 2024
Yukon First Nation fears exclusion from mine disaster review, seeks public inquiry
Yukon's Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation says an independent review of a disaster at the Eagle Gold mine on its territory is urgently needed but it has serious concerns the Yukon government is trying to "...
Aug 29, 2024
Defending U.S. Open women's doubles champions Dabrowski and Routliffe win opener
NEW YORK - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe opened their U.S. Open women's doubles title defence Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Yulia Putin...
Aug 29, 2024
Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim's sister in national forest
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim's older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday....
Aug 29, 2024
'Did nothing wrong': Alberta minister had free VIP tickets to Oilers playoff games
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he accepted free VIP tickets to Edmonton Oilers hockey games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs but didn't break conflict-of-interest rules. Horner, w...
Aug 29, 2024
New head coach Travis Green looking to build strong team culture with Senators
OTTAWA - Travis Green said the Ottawa Senators need to focus on more than scoring goals this season. The Seantors' new head coach says the young NHL team needs to approach to the upcoming campaign aro...
Aug 29, 2024
Canada earns two bronze medals on opening day of competition at Paris Paralympics
PARIS - Aurelie Rivard didn't get the gold, and saw her world record get beaten. But winning a career 11th Paralympic medal with a performance she can be proud of was enough for the star swimmer. The ...
Aug 29, 2024
Seine water quality issues resurface for para triathletes at Paralympic Games
PARIS (AP) - Concerns over water quality in the Seine River resurfaced at the Paralympic Games on Thursday when organizers changed the schedule for para triathlon races. All 11 medal events are to be ...
Aug 29, 2024
B.C. revamps building code to allow single stairwells in buildings up to six storeys
VICTORIA - British Columbia is moving to allow buildings up to six storeys to have one exit stairwell instead of two in the government's latest effort to boost housing supply. Housing Minister Ravi Ka...
Aug 29, 2024
Lululemon sees US$392.9M in net income in Q2, net revenue also up
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletic Inc. says its net income reached US$392.9 million in its second quarter as net revenue climbed. The Vancouver-based apparel company says its second-quarter net income wa...
Aug 29, 2024
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