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Former CFL player Klassen offering scholarship for post-secondary students
Michael Klassen is giving back in a rather unique way. The former CFL player has launched an unconventional scholarship contest through his company, strEATS, a Calgary-based restaurant chain. The prom...
Oct 17, 2023
Canada beats Poland and New Zealand to lock down playoff spot at mixed curling worlds
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Canada qualified for the playoffs at the world mixed curling championship with wins over Poland and New Zealand on Tuesday. Skip Felix Asselin and his crew out of the Glenmo...
Oct 17, 2023
Canadian Premier League announces nominees for Best Under-21 Player Award
Vancouver FC's James Cameron, Valour FC's Matteo De Brienne and Forge FC's Kwasi Poku are up for the Canadian Premier League Best Canadian Under-21 Player Award. The winner, decided in a vote by CPL c...
Oct 17, 2023
Voting for House speaker is underway as Republicans try to elect Rep. Jim Jordan, a Trump ally
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voting for House speaker is underway Tuesday as Republicans try to elect firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan, elevating a chief ally of Donald Trump to a center seat of U.S. power and showing ...
Oct 17, 2023
Manitoba regional chief Cindy Woodhouse eyes top job at Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA - Manitoba regional chief Cindy Woodhouse has announced her candidacy in the upcoming Assembly of First Nations national chief election. Woodhouse said at an news conference today that Indigeno...
Oct 17, 2023
Canadian man in Gaza describes chaotic conditions while hoping for border to open
A Canadian man in southern Gaza says essential supplies are running short as conditions become more desperate in the area where he has been taking shelter while waiting for a border crossing with Egyp...
Oct 17, 2023
Canadian Don Burgess's legacy on display at Rugby World Cup with kicking tee
A piece of plastic made headlines at the Rugby World Cup in France recently when Samoan fly halfLima Sopoaga took to social media for help finding his lost kicking tee. The former All Black left it on...
Oct 17, 2023
Missing Israeli with ties to Canada dead, Joly calls for Canadians to leave Lebanon
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says an Israeli with ties to Canada who had been missing is now confirmed dead, amid the continued fallout from Hamas's recent surprise attacks on Israel....
Oct 17, 2023
Quebec labour unions in health care, education vote 95 per cent for strike mandate
MONTREAL - A common front of four major Quebec labour unions has voted 95 per cent for an unlimited general strike mandate. The unions are negotiating as one and represent 420,000 public sector worker...
Oct 17, 2023
Digital services tax would rate $7.2 billion in federal revenues over five years: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the implementation of a digital services tax would raise $7.2 billion over five years. The Liberals' spring budget confirmed their intention to implement...
Oct 17, 2023