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Quebec updates climate change plan with $1B to reduce carbon emissions from buildings
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will invest $1 billion to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, which are responsible for almost 10 per cent of the province's greenhouse gas emissions. Pr...
May 19, 2023
Judge blocks release of video, records in Tyre Nichols beating death investigation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge on Friday continued to temporarily block the release of more video footage and records in the investigation into Tyre Nichols' death, but said he does want to m...
May 19, 2023
Kyle Dubas out as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs after five seasons
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas is out as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team said Friday it is "parting ways" with the 37-year-old executive, whose contract was scheduled to expire June 30. The...
May 19, 2023
Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, Ford says
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric vehicle battery plant in Windso...
May 19, 2023
Sen. Tim Scott makes it official: He's a Republican candidate for president
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina filed paperwork on Friday to enter the 2024 Republican presidential race, testing whether a more optimistic vision of America's future can resona...
May 19, 2023
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign decorated Australian punter Korsak
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Australian punter Adam Korsak on Friday. The six-foot, 185-pound Korsak was Saskatchewan's first pick, third overall, of the 2023 CFL global draft. The Aus...
May 19, 2023
CFL will live stream exhibition, regular-season games for first time in 2023
TORONTO - The CFL will live stream both exhibition and regular-season games starting in 2023. The league announced Friday that fans in Canada will have free access to exhibition contests not being car...
May 19, 2023
Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year's anti-government protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year's anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups. Mizan, the judi...
May 19, 2023
Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist
PRAGUE (AP) - A court in Slovakia has acquitted for a second time a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slaying of an investigative journalist and his fiance. The Specialized Criminal Court ...
May 19, 2023
US and allied naval commanders in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz, in show of force against Iran
ABOARD THE USS PAUL HAMILTON IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ (AP) - The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard an American warship, a s...
May 19, 2023