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Israel's Netanyahu tours buffer zone inside Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered Syrian territory on Tuesday during a security tour of the buffer zone seized by Israel in the past few days since the fall of Bashar ...
Dec 17, 2024
Judge reluctantly gives government three more months to pass 'lost Canadians' bill
OTTAWA - An Ontario Superior Court judge has "reluctantly" given the federal government another three months to pass legislation aimed at granting citizenship to the so-called lost Canadians. That's a...
Dec 17, 2024
Quebec adopts rule banning sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
QUBEC - The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035. The rules, adopted Monday, applies to all "light-duty" vehicles, which the prov...
Dec 17, 2024
Montreal Roses sign hometown forward Latifah Abdu to contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Roses have signed hometown forward Latifah Abdu to a contract. The Northern Super League team announced the deal Tuesday. Abdu returns to Montreal after spending parts of four ...
Dec 17, 2024
Alberta's population continues fast growth, despite immigration slowdown
It won't be long before Alberta's population reaches five million.Statistics Canada has released its population estimates for the third quarter of 2024.Alberta is now home to 4,931,691 residents, up 4...
Dec 17, 2024
Canadian Jim (The Gentleman) Long loses at world darts championship
LONDON - Canadian Jim (Gentleman) Long lost his first-round game at the Paddy Power World Darts Championship on Tuesday, beaten 3-0 by England's James (Hillbilly) Hurrell. The 40-year-old Hurrell, ran...
Dec 17, 2024
Defensive lineman Deionte Knight among four Canadians signed by Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - Defensive lineman Deionte Knight was among four Canadian players signed by the Ottawa Redblacks on Tuesday. The six-foot-three, 278-pound Knight split last season between Toronto and Hamilton...
Dec 17, 2024
Patience pays off for Canada's Easton Cowan: 'No one really thought anything of him'
Easton Cowan had to bide his time. Taken in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League's 2021 priority selection draft by the London Knights, he was initially bumped down two levels at age 16 for m...
Dec 17, 2024
Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England
LONDON (AP) - The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder. Urfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batoo...
Dec 17, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Housing crisis voted Canadian Press News Story of the Year
OTTAWA - The critical shortage of available and affordable housing is the 2024 Canadian Press News Story of the Year. It received votes from more than one-quarter of nearly 100 editors surveyed. The J...
Dec 17, 2024