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Exit poll says Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins most votes with a landslide margin
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won the most votes Wednesday in the Dutch election with a landslide margin, according to an exit poll, putting him in line to...
Nov 22, 2023
Canada's Grewal turns professional to go to LPGA Tour's Q-School Stage 3
Savannah Grewal is just trying to drink in this moment. Grewal, from Mississauga, Ont., will officially become a professional golfer next week when she enters the third stage of the LPGA Tour's qualif...
Nov 22, 2023
Canadian Triple Crown kicks off Aug. 17 with King's Plate at Woodbine
TORONTO - The drive to the Canadian Triple Crown will begin in August at Woodbine Racetrack. Woodbine Entertainment announced Wednesday the $1-million King's Plate, the opening leg of the Triple Crown...
Nov 22, 2023
Police, Senate investigating threat over carbon pricing bill: Senate leader
OTTAWA - Two members of the Independent Senators Group say police and Senate security are investigating a threat that forced one of them to leave her home last weekend, following a social-media post t...
Nov 22, 2023
November 21 temperature records set in west central Alberta Tuesday
Some areas of west central Alberta broke temperature records for November 21 on Tuesday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the Rocky Mountain House area reached a daytime high ...
Nov 22, 2023
Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has issued an order temporarily blocking a McGill University student society from moving forward with a pro-Palestine policy approved in a recent referendum. The order...
Nov 22, 2023
Canada's Tremblay shoots medal-winning bull's-eye for bronze at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian para archer Kyle Tremblay hit a bull's-eye in the shoot-off to win the bronze-medal match in the men's individual compound open Wednesday at the 2023 Parapan American Games....
Nov 22, 2023
Washington asks India about alleged assassination plot against US-Canadian activist
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government says it asked Indian authorities about allegations of a foiled assassination plot targeting a U.S.-Canadian citizen and it expects anyone deemed responsible to be "hel...
Nov 22, 2023
Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike to get 'X' gender marker on Quebec health card
QUEBEC - Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frdric Migneault is on Day 3 of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec's public health insurance board to add a third gender option to health cards. Migneault, whose p...
Nov 22, 2023
Debate begins on replacement workers bill, as Poilievre stays mum on Tory position
OTTAWA - A government bill banning the use of replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces is putting a spotlight on the federal Conservatives, who have yet to state their position in a debat...
Nov 22, 2023