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Saskatchewan Premier Moe in India amid country's diplomatic tensions with Ottawa
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is in India to promote trade despite heightened tensions between Canada and the overseas country. Moe says he wants to maintain and expand markets that thousand...
Feb 20, 2024

Alberta declares early start to 2024 wildfire season, invests in 100 new firefighters for quick response
Alberta revealed plans to aggressively grow its firefighter ranks as it declared an early launch to the 2024 wildfire season Tuesday due to warmer than normal temperatures and below average precipitat...
Feb 20, 2024

Forward Michael Rasmussen signs a four-year contract extension with the Red Wings
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Michael Rasmussen to a four-year, $12.8 million contract extension. The Red Wings, who have not made the playoffs since the 2015-16 season, ann...
Feb 20, 2024

Sharp increase in use of forward-facing sonar units expected on Elite Series in 2024
He's already a marked man but technology will present Canadian Jeff Gustafson with a formidable challenge this season. Last year, the Kenora, Ont., angler became the first Canadian to capture the US$1...
Feb 20, 2024

2 adults are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri prosecutors said Tuesday that two adults have been charged with murder in last week's shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others after the Kansas City Chief...
Feb 20, 2024

RCMP see no foreign interference as two teenagers charged over Surrey shooting
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP say two teenagers have been charged over a shooting at a home in Surrey, B.C., and investigators have found no links to foreign interference. A group advocating for Sikh independen...
Feb 20, 2024

Two people shot in north Toronto were attacked 'indiscriminately': police
TORONTO - Two people who were shot at the same intersection in a northwest Toronto neighbourhood in less than a day were innocent victims who were attacked "indiscriminately," police said Tuesday. Inv...
Feb 20, 2024

Canada nixes oral argument at world court over Israel's occupation of West Bank, Gaza
OTTAWA - Canada has nixed plans to make oral arguments at the International Court of Justice about Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The UN General Assembly has asked the court for a...
Feb 20, 2024

Blue Jays slugger Guerrero Jr. says he has 'no hard feelings' after arbitration case
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says he has "no hard feelings" with the team after going through the arbitration process earlier this month. Guerrero was awarded US$19....
Feb 20, 2024

Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign veteran receiver White to two-year deal
HAMILTON - Tim White is remaining with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton re-signed the veteran receiver to a two-year deal Tuesday. White became a free agent Feb. 13. The five-foot-10, 185-pound Ameri...
Feb 20, 2024