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Rock On! Top-flight curling returns to St. John's for first time since 2017 Brier
Brett Gallant still gets a little choked up when he thinks back to the last time he played at the Mary Brown's Centre in 2017. He helped sweep Brad Gushue's final stone into the eight-foot ring to giv...
Nov 25, 2024
Premiers seek 'urgent' meeting with Trudeau before Trump returns to White House
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold an urgent first ministers' meeting ahead of the return to office of president-elect Donald Trump. The re-election of the oft...
Nov 25, 2024
Utah NHL team walks to arena after bus gets stuck in Toronto traffic
TORONTO - Utah's NHL team says players were forced to walk to their game against the Maple Leafs after their bus got stuck in Toronto traffic Sunday night. The Utah Hockey Club posted an Instagram vid...
Nov 25, 2024
Judge rejects request to sideline a San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender
A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. Monday's ruling by U.S. Magist...
Nov 25, 2024
Judge rejects request to sideline a San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender
A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. Monday's ruling by U.S. Magist...
Nov 25, 2024
Montreal mayor, police chief say masks will delay arrests after violent protest
MONTREAL - Montreal's mayor and police chief both say it will take time to arrest everyone who smashed windows and burned cars during a demonstration outside a NATO conference on Friday evening, since...
Nov 25, 2024
Alberta seeks to "de-risk" oil, gas pipeline investments in wake of Trump victory
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is looking for ways to encourage pipeline companies to boost capacity and increase Alberta's oil and gas export volumes to the U.S.But Smith says her...
Nov 25, 2024
Mother orca and children make 'grocery shopping' trip near downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A family of killer whales has made a rare trip into waters off downtown Vancouver for what an expert says was likely a "grocery shopping" hunt for harbour seals. Video shared on social med...
Nov 25, 2024
Freeland says the two-month GST holiday is meant to tackle the 'vibecession'
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is hoping a temporary break on GST will address a 'vibecession' that has gripped Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announ...
Nov 25, 2024
Montreal man held by Sudanese officials seemed puzzled by detention, diplomat says
OTTAWA - A Canadian diplomat who visited Abousfian Abdelrazik while in Sudanese custody says the Montreal man told him he did not know why he was being held and that he wanted to return to Canada. Abd...
Nov 25, 2024