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Defence chief, minister to meet House committee about military capacity
OTTAWA - The defence minister and Canada's top soldier are set to speak to a House of Commons committee later today about the rising number of domestic military operations and the challenges that pose...
Nov 23, 2023

Canada's Olivier Aubin-Mercier goes after second straight PFL lightweight crown
It's been a year since Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Aubin-Mercier won the PFL lightweight title and the US$1 million that goes with it. On Friday, the 34-year-old from Montreal looks to do it all a...
Nov 23, 2023

Blackhawks' Taylor Hall is expected to miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury
CHICAGO (AP) - Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall will have right knee surgery, likely sidelining the 2018 NHL MVP for the rest of the season. The team placed Hall and forward Andreas Athanasiou on injure...
Nov 23, 2023

Alberta Health Services accepting toys as payment for parking tickets
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is bringing back their own Toys for Tickets campaign this holiday season. The campaign, similar to the one in the City of Red Deer, gives people who've recently received ...
Nov 23, 2023

'I haven't said I would be resigning' over carbon pricing, Guilbeault tells Senate
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he has not promised to resign if there are any further carve-outs from the carbon price. Guilbeault made the comment in the Senate on Wednesday, re...
Nov 23, 2023

Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands in Davis Cup. Italians reach semis for 2nd straight season
MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Jannik Sinner kept Italy alive by winning his singles match and then successfully teamed up with Lorenzo Sonego in the doubles against the Netherlands to send his nation into the ...
Nov 23, 2023

F1 bosses Wolff and Vasseur handed formal warnings by FIA for bad language at Las Vegas GP
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Ferrari counterpart Fred Vasseur were both handed formal warnings by motorsports governing body FIA on Thursday for using bad language at the Las Vegas Grand Pri...
Nov 23, 2023

Struggling Edmonton Elks to review ownership structure
Edmonton's CFL team has struck a committee to review its ownership structure. The Elks say in a statement that the goal of the five-person committee is to ensure professional football continues to thr...
Nov 23, 2023

Canada Soccer to honour Sinclair, Schmidt and McLeod at Australia friendly in B.C.
Captain Christine Sinclair won't be the only player in the spotlight when Canada hosts Australia in Victoria and Vancouver next month. Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod and midfielder Sophie Schmidt, who...
Nov 23, 2023

Quebec public sector strikes: Premier Legault says ready to increase offer
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he's ready to increase his government's offer to striking public sector workers, but he says their unions have to show more flexibility. He made the comments today ...
Nov 23, 2023