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Sports-betting marketplace taking notice of Canada at World Cup
TORONTO - Canada's return to the World Cup wasn't a victorious one but it certainly created plenty of action in Ontario's legal sports-betting market. Belgium defeated the Canadians 1-0 on Wednesday i...
Nov 23, 2022
4.1 magnitude earthquake recorded near Peace River
On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 12:22 a.m., Earthquakes Canada reported seismic activity in northern Alberta.The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 4.1 between Peace River and Reno, or 165...
Nov 23, 2022
B.C. human rights tribunal awards $150,000 in child welfare discrimination case
VANCOUVER - An Afro-Indigenous woman has been awarded $150,000 in compensation by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal after her children were wrongfully seized by a child welfare agency. The tr...
Nov 23, 2022
Canadian men push Belgium to the limit but lose 1-0 in return to World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar - Canada put on a show in its return to the World Cup after a 36-year absence but failed to convert its chances in a valiant 1-0 loss to Belgium on Wednesday. The 41st-ranked Canadian...
Nov 23, 2022
Depleted Maple Leafs acquire defenceman Timmins in trade with Coyotes
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenceman Conor Timmins from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Curtis Douglas. The 24-year-old Timmins has three assists through six games wi...
Nov 23, 2022
Quebec judicial council rejects complaint over judge's sexual assault ruling
MONTREAL - The Quebec judicial council has rejected complaints about a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism. Quebec court Ju...
Nov 23, 2022
Noon Interview: Steve Pudwell Nov. 23
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Kinsmen Club of Medicine Hat has a brand new bag, and Steven Pudwell of the club says there's a full $100,000 up for grabs to the lucky winner.This is the third year of the raff...
Nov 23, 2022
Rejecting unproven claims the right way for inquiry heads to proceed: Murray Sinclair
OTTAWA - The commissioner presiding over the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is rejecting a request from a lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizers to call witnesses over an unsubstan...
Nov 23, 2022
Jury in Nunavut coroner's inquest makes recommendations to government, RCMP
POND INLET, Nunavut - A jury in a coroner's inquest that examined the suicide of a man following a standoff with police in Nunavut has recommended improving cultural and mental health supports and pol...
Nov 23, 2022
Alberta justice minister urges federal government to dismiss RCMP commissioner Lucki
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister wants the federal government to fire the head of the RCMP.Justice Minister Tyler Shandro is urging Marco Mendicino, the federal minister of public safety, to imme...
Nov 23, 2022