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US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundrais...
Sep 13, 2024
CF Montreal looks to break slump against Charlotte with playoff hopes in the balance
MONTREAL - Laurent Courtois knows his team is struggling. With CF Montreal on a slide and their Major League Soccer season hanging in the balance, the head coach needs his players to keep their heads ...
Sep 13, 2024
Friday's LOTTO MAX draw to hit record $75 million
Somebody could walk away with the largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) says the LOTTO MAX draw on Friday, September 13, 2024, is $75 million.If the...
Sep 13, 2024
Telesat Lightspeed: Canada, Quebec give billions of dollars for satellite production
MONTREAL - The Canadian government has announced a loan of $2.14 billion to satellite operator Telesat, to help the company build its broadband satellite constellation. Quebec's government, meanwhile,...
Sep 13, 2024
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of taking part in a coup attempt. The defe...
Sep 13, 2024
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A military court in Congo on Friday convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death. The defendants, who ...
Sep 13, 2024
Former world No. 1 Sharapova wins fan vote for International Tennis Hall of Fame
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, led the International Tennis Hall of Fame's fan vote her first year on the ballot - an important part to possible selecti...
Sep 13, 2024
Ontario's top court dismisses application for bail from Jacob Hoggard
TORONTO - A justice with Ontario's Appeal Court has dismissed an application for bail from Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard as he tries to appeal his sexual assault conviction at the country's top cour...
Sep 13, 2024
IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The militant group claimed responsi...
Sep 13, 2024
NDP caving to Poilievre on carbon price, has no idea how to fight climate change: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the NDP is caving to political pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre when it comes to their stance on the consumer carbon price. Trudeau says h...
Sep 13, 2024