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Climate, development, India top of mind as Trudeau arrives at UN General Assembly
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived Tuesday at the UN General Assembly with the planet at a climate crossroads - and Canada facing an ever more fraught relationship with the world's faste...
Sep 19, 2023
Katherine Emberly begins new role as President and CEO of STARS
CALGARY, AB - The new President and CEO of STARS has started in her new role.Katherine Emberly was appointed to the position in the spring of 2023 by the board of directors. Emberly takes over the rol...
Sep 19, 2023
Roger Federer confident of Laver Cup quality despite late withdrawal of stars
VANCOUVER - The Laver Cup may lack the star power of its previous iterations with no Grand Slam or world champions taking the court at Rogers Arena, but tournament co-founder Roger Federer is convince...
Sep 19, 2023
Senators, Sokolov agree to terms on one-year, two-way contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms with forward Egor Sokolov on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal carries a value of US$775,000 in the NHL and $120,000 in the American Hockey Leagu...
Sep 19, 2023
Canadiens acquire Tanner Pearson, 2025 draft pick from Canucks for DeSmith
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick from the Vancouver Canucks. In return, Montreal is sending goaltender Casey DeSmith. Pearson had five points (on...
Sep 19, 2023
Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing on stage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage at a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and str...
Sep 19, 2023
County of Grande Prairie Seniors Walk and Talk program returning in October
The County of Grande Prairie wants its senior residents social and active.As autumn arrives, the County is opening multiple free indoor senior's walk-and-talk programs at multiple locations.Happy Trai...
Sep 19, 2023
Hurricane Nigel strengthens, gaining Category 2 status far from land out in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Nigel powered up to Category 2 storm status on Tuesday afternoon and could intensify further before it starts weakening in coming days far out over the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. ...
Sep 19, 2023
Hardeep Nijjar met CSIS every week before killing that Trudeau links to India: son
VANCOUVER - The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, i...
Sep 19, 2023
After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina says it has secured drug to resume lethal injections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state's first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. The pa...
Sep 19, 2023