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Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to Canadian news companies
OTTAWA - Google announced today it has selected an organization to distribute the $100 million the tech giant has promised to Canadian news companies. The Canadian Journalism Collective will be respon...
Jun 07, 2024
Bombers kicker Castillo critical of CFL's use of chipped footballs
One game into the 2024 season, and the CFL has a kicking controversy to deal with. Winnipeg kicker Sergio Castillo took issue with the league's chipped footballs Thursday night following the Bombers' ...
Jun 07, 2024
Putin repeats that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of the West
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of Western countries that supply arms to Ukraine, repeating a warning made d...
Jun 07, 2024
Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire push for democracy abroad - and at home
POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday looked to summon Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad - and draw an implicit contrast with Donald Trump - by drawing...
Jun 07, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Supreme Court partly allows appeal by media over Quebec 'secret trial'
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has partly upheld an appeal from the media over a so-called secret trial in Quebec involving a police informant. The high court ruled today that the trial judge ...
Jun 07, 2024
US-built pier in Gaza reconnected after repairs, aid expected to flow soon, US Central Command says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A key section of the U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the Gaza beach following storm damage repairs, and aid will...
Jun 07, 2024
Canada's unemployment rate rises to 6.2% in May, economy adds 27,000 jobs
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 per cent in May as the economy added a modest 27,000 jobs. The unemployment rate was sitting at 6.1 per cent in April. The agency...
Jun 07, 2024
McGill says campus protest that led to 15 arrests was 'troubling' escalation
MONTREAL - McGill University says a protest that culminated in the arrest of 15 people Thursday was a "troubling" event in a series of escalating incidents that have taken place since pro-Palestinian ...
Jun 07, 2024
Back from France, the first lady attends Hunter Biden's gun trial. The defense has 2 more witnesses
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Federal prosecutors are wrapping up their gun case against Hunter Biden, with two more witnesses expected Friday in their effort to prove to jurors that the president's son lie...
Jun 07, 2024
Stanley Cup win by the Oilers would net Colorado sports bar owners nearly $600,000
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Oilers not only have the opportunity to bring the long-awaited Stanley Cup back to Canada, they also could bring a major financial windfall to two Colorado sports bar owners. An E...
Jun 07, 2024