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After criticism, Ottawa pledges $1 million to support Hamas sexual-violence victims
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is pledging $1 million to support victims of sexual violence by Hamas in Israel during last October's attacks. The funding comes with an offer...
Mar 11, 2024
First Nations Chiefs call for leftover oil and gas reclamation funds to stay in Alberta
The Chiefs of several First Nations in Alberta are asking that millions of dollars in federal funds stay in the province.Since May 2020, Ottawa allocated $1 billion for its Site Rehabilitation Program...
Mar 11, 2024
Medicine Hat parents honing their language skills after hours
It's a way to break down barriers in Medicine Hat.Parents have started going to George Davison Elementary School after hours to hone their English speaking skills. Teachers and social workers have tak...
Mar 11, 2024
Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
BRUSSELS (AP) - Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialized websites,...
Mar 11, 2024
Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
BRUSSELS (AP) - Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialized websites,...
Mar 11, 2024
India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads
NEW DELHI (AP) - India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. The missile is e...
Mar 11, 2024
50 people are injured by a 'strong movement' on a plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand
SYDNEY (AP) - At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a "strong movement" on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. LATAM Airlines said in a stat...
Mar 11, 2024
U.S. beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Lindsey Horan scored on a header in first-half stoppage time and the United States went on to beat Brazil 1-0 on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. The United States lifted ...
Mar 10, 2024
Ravens edge Huskies 70-67 to depend U Sports women's basketball title
EDMONTON - The Carleton Ravens have defended their U Sports women's basketball title. The second-seeded Ravens won a 70-67 thriller over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Sunday's championship...
Mar 10, 2024
Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details. Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U...
Mar 10, 2024