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B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's post-secondary education minister says no new institutions will be allowed to enrol international students for two years as the province seeks to eliminate "exploitiv...
Jan 29, 2024
Nikita Kucherov, Connor McDavid, Matthew Tkachuk named NHL's 3 stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Edmonton centre Connor McDavid and Florida left-wing Matthew Tkachuk have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kucherov led the league with ni...
Jan 29, 2024
Two Canadians charged in U.S. plot to kill Iranian defector
OTTAWA - The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Canadians and an Iranian in a murder-for-hire plot targeting two people in Maryland. An indictment unsealed today says Naji Sharifi Zindashti, D...
Jan 29, 2024
Ottawa to offer universities, colleges low-cost loans to build new student housing
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser says post-secondary institutions will be able to apply for low-interest loans to build student housing starting this fall. Post-secondary institutions will have a...
Jan 29, 2024
Former Major League manager Jimy Williams, who spent 9 seasons with Jays, dead at 80
TORONTO - Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams has died. The Blue Jays confirmed Williams's death Monday on social media but did not provide a cause of death. He was 80. Williams joined the ...
Jan 29, 2024
Source: Saskatchewan Roughriders re-sign veteran Lanier II to contract extension
REGINA - Anthony Lanier II will be returning for a fourth season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. According to a league source, the six-foot-six, 285-pound defensive lineman signed a one-year contra...
Jan 29, 2024
Lawyers push national body to pull support on expanding assisted dying eligibility
OTTAWA - Some lawyers are pushing their national advocacy organization to withdraw support for an update to Canada's medical assistance in dying system. The change scheduled for March is set to expand...
Jan 29, 2024
New Zealand mountaineer is fourth person to die in B.C. heli-ski crash
A New Zealand mountaineering expert injured in the heli-skiing crash north of Terrace, B.C., last week has died, bringing the death toll to four. The New Zealand Mountain Guides Association says In a ...
Jan 29, 2024
More heavy rain swamps B.C.'s South Coast with arrival of latest atmospheric river
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of another torrent of heavy rain in southwestern British Columbia in the latest atmospheric river to wash over the region. The weather agency says another 100...
Jan 29, 2024
Preliminary probe suggests drone that killed troops in Jordan was confused with a returning US drone
WASHINGTON (AP) - A drone attack that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, according to...
Jan 29, 2024