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Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students
MONTREAL - McGill University is threatening to cancel law school classes for the rest of the semester if it can't reach an agreement today with a faculty union that has been on strike since August. Th...
Sep 30, 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone as US acknowledges losing one
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed Monday they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country, with videos purportedly showing a surface-to-air missil...
Sep 30, 2024
The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is sending an additional "few thousand" troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon said Monday. The increas...
Sep 30, 2024
Joly targets polarization in UN speech, urges liberals to reclaim the word 'freedom'
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking members of the United Nations to counter growing political polarization. Joly is addressing the UN General Assembly on behalf of Canada after th...
Sep 30, 2024
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced....
Sep 30, 2024
Controlling interest in owner of hockey brand Bauer to be sold to Fairfax affiliates
The owner of Bauer Hockey says affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. will acquire controlling interest in its overall business. Peak Achievement Athletics Inc. did not reveal the value of the ...
Sep 30, 2024
First round of Community Microgrants awarded to five agencies
Through the Community Foundation's new microgrants program, each of the following five agencies have received a $5,000 grant, for a total of $25,000 awarded.Bashaw Youth Centre will use the grant to s...
Sep 30, 2024
FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instruc...
Sep 30, 2024
Raptors president Masai Ujiri says there are no issues with Edward Rogers
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors team president Masai Ujiri tried to lay to rest rumours that he has friction with Edward Rogers, the executive chair of Rogers Communications, Inc. Ujiri says he and Edward R...
Sep 30, 2024
Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll rises to nearly 100
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, thr...
Sep 30, 2024