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Champagne says he's working phones to court new players for Canadian grocery market
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is once again insisting that he is reaching out to international grocers in the hopes they will open up shop in Canada. The minister says he spoke...
Jan 30, 2024
Discrimination probe launched into police use of force in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner has launched an inquiry into police use of force against people who are racialized or dealing with mental health issues. Kasari Govender says i...
Jan 30, 2024
Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort Tuesday that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state, ending a yearslong unofficial death p...
Jan 30, 2024
Barnes has top-selling NBA jersey in Canada, Gilgeous-Alexander top Canadian
Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has the top-selling NBA jersey in Canada. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and game-changing guard Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors round out the...
Jan 30, 2024
Jays agree to terms with designated hitter Justin Turner on 1-year deal, source says
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with designated hitter Justin Turner, a baseball source confirmed Tuesday. The 39-year-old Turner hit .276 with 23 homers and 96...
Jan 30, 2024
Canadian skiing star Valerie Grenier needs multiple surgeries after crash in super-G
INNSBRUCK, Austria - Canadian skiing star Valerie Grenier says she'll need multiple surgeries after a serious crash during a World Cup super-G race Sunday in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy. While appearing ...
Jan 30, 2024
Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants
JENIN, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that...
Jan 30, 2024
Rolling closures planned today in response to $10 a day child care deal
EDMONTON - The chair of the Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs says daycare operators are planning to start a series of ``rolling closures'' today. Krystal Churcher says it's to draw atten...
Jan 30, 2024
Russian figure skaters to get Olympic team bronze medals ahead of Canada despite Valieva DQ
GENEVA (AP) - Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russia figure skating team was set to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the sport's governing body sa...
Jan 30, 2024
Russian figure skaters to get Olympic team bronze medals ahead of Canada despite Valieva DQ
GENEVA (AP) - Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russia figure skating team was set to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the sport's governing body sa...
Jan 30, 2024