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Canada will send $65M for humanitarian assistance and economic development to Lebanon
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced a $65-million aid package for Lebanon today. Canada is providing $38 million for development assistance and another $27 million in hu...
May 03, 2024
Alberta was one of Canada's top contributors to economic growth in 2023
A new report from Statistics Canada shows that Alberta was one of the country's top economic performers last year, despite national growth slowing.Real GDP growth for all of Canada was 1.2 per cent in...
May 03, 2024
'They didn't accept their fate': Maple Leafs push Bruins to another Game 7
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe's team had a decision to make. The Maple Leafs head coach watched his players put in a terrible Game 4 performance on home ice against the Boston Bruins - one that left them si...
May 03, 2024
Canadiens sign defenceman Adam Engstrom to three-year, entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Adam Engstrom to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. The 20-year-old Engstrom had four goals and 18 assists in 51 games for Rgle BK of the...
May 03, 2024
CF Montreal coach on report of Choiniere trade request: 'Everyone wants him to stay'
MONTREAL - CF Montreal head Laurent Courtois says the club wants Mathieu Choiniere to stay after a report the homegrown midfielder is seeking a trade surfaced earlier this week. The Athletic reported ...
May 03, 2024
Top court orders new trial for francophone B.C. man who was not given French option
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court is ordering a new trial for a francophone man in British Columbia who says he was not informed of his right to have a trial in the official language of his choice. The top c...
May 03, 2024
Canada gets another chance at world para hockey title at home
CALGARY - Canada's para hockey team gets another swing at winning a world championship on home ice. Canada hosted the world para hockey championship for the first time in 2023 in Moose Jaw, Sask., whe...
May 03, 2024
China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region a...
May 03, 2024
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs survived to see another day on Thursday night, while the Vancouver Canucks look to avoid allowing Nashville to do the same on Friday. Here are five things to know entering Frid...
May 03, 2024
Pro-Palestine encampment remains at University of Toronto despite safety concerns
TORONTO - The University of Toronto says it's concerned about safety as a pro-Palestine encampment still stands at its downtown campus. A statement from the U of T issued Thursday followed tents, bann...
May 03, 2024