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European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. European Council President Charles Michel called it "a clear signal of hope for their peopl...
Dec 14, 2023
Explaining Quebec's new French requirement for out-of-province university students
MONTREAL - Not only is Quebec hiking annual tuition for out-of-province students at McGill and Concordia universities to $12,000, the government will also require that 80 per cent of them graduate wit...
Dec 14, 2023
Tim Hortons, Telus reinstate support for Hockey Canada following scandal
TORONTO - Two sponsors who previously pulled support for Hockey Canada, when it was embroiled in scandal last year, say they are backing the organization once more. Fast food chain Tim Hortons and tel...
Dec 14, 2023
Liberal MPs ask universities if calling for genocide of Jews violates school codes
OTTAWA - Five Liberal members of Parliament are asking 25 Canadian university presidents to say whether calling for a genocide against Jewish people or the elimination of Israel violates their school ...
Dec 14, 2023
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu welcome second baby girl
TORONTO - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife, Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, are the proud parents of their second baby girl. Party officials say the baby is healthy and doing well, as is her mother. The bab...
Dec 14, 2023
2010 Olympics an inspiration to Whistler slider in second senior luge event
WHISTLER, B.C. - Embyr-Lee Susko describes taking part in the upcoming second leg of the 2023 Luge World Cup in Whistler, B.C., as a "full circle moment." Susko, 18, grew up in Whistler and got into t...
Dec 14, 2023
Fergus should stay as Speaker, pay a fine for controversial video: committee
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee says Greg Fergus should stay in his job as Speaker, but he should apologize again and reimburse Parliament for using its resources to make a video that was shown ...
Dec 14, 2023
The Dodgers are ready to welcome Shohei Ohtani to Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are ready to welcome Shohei Ohtani to Hollywood. The biggest superstar in baseball will be formally introduced by the team at a news conference Thursday. A u...
Dec 14, 2023
Messi, Mbappé or Haaland to be FIFA best player in 2023. Women's best is Bonmatí, Hermoso or Caicedo
ZURICH (AP) - The FIFA best men's player award for 2023 will be another contest between Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbapp and Erling Haaland. FIFA announced the shortlist on Thursday with the same top three ...
Dec 14, 2023
The Dodgers are ready to welcome Shohei Ohtani to Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are ready to welcome Shohei Ohtani to Hollywood. The biggest superstar in baseball will be formally introduced by the team at a news conference Thursday. A u...
Dec 14, 2023