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Head of Google Canada set to return to House of Commons committee
OTTAWA - The head of Google Canada is set to return to a House of Commons committee to talk about the company's decision to block news access to some of its users. Sabrina Geremia was summoned by MPs,...
Mar 10, 2023
Climate change slowing down, not speeding up, movement of large Arctic rivers: study
YELLOWKNIFE - Scientists have long believed that rapid warming in the Arctic would cause river channels to move faster, but a new study has found the opposite may be true for large, winding rivers in ...
Mar 10, 2023
'There is this blemish': Man charged in bathhouse raid calls expungement move lacking
TORONTO - Ron Rosenes remembers Toronto police officers knocking on the door of his room at a downtown bathhouse on Feb. 5, 1981, during co-ordinated raids that targeted four gay clubs in the city tha...
Mar 10, 2023
'Recovery scams' targeting sextortion victims are on the rise, experts warn
VANCOUVER - A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn't. Darren Lau...
Mar 10, 2023
Canadian time changes may be a thing of the past if U.S. passes 'sunshine' law
Legislation in the United States that could trigger an end to seasonal time changes in Canada is moving forward again, as Canadians get ready to wind their clocks ahead an hour before going to bed Sat...
Mar 10, 2023
German police: 8 dead in Jehovah's Witnesses hall shooting
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Eight people were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses hall in Hamburg, German police said Friday, and an unspecified number of others were wounded. Police gave the fi...
Mar 10, 2023
DeBrincat's winner lifts Senators past Kraken 5-4
SEATTLE (AP) - Alex DeBrincat scored the tiebreaking goal with less than three minutes remaining in the third period to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Sh...
Mar 09, 2023
Zibanejad's SO winner helps Rangers snap two-game skid, top Canadiens 4-3
MONTREAL - Mika Zibanejad scored the shootout winner to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Patrick Kane scored his first goal as a Ranger, whi...
Mar 09, 2023
McDavid injured as Oilers snap Bruins' streak, win 3-2
BOSTON (AP) - NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid limped off the ice late in the third period Thursday night, minutes after Darnell Nurse scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:49 remaining and the Edmonton...
Mar 09, 2023
Source: CFL reaches agreement to sell Montreal Alouettes franchise
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes ownership issue has been resolved. According to a source, the CFL has reached an agreement to sell the franchise and will make the formal announcement Friday at a new...
Mar 09, 2023