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Feds set aside $7B from Canada Growth Fund for carbon-price contract guarantees
OTTAWA - The federal government is dedicating almost half of its clean-tech economic investment fund to special contracts intended to give companies the confidence they need to make major investments ...
Nov 21, 2023
Five new affordability measures in the Liberal government's fall fiscal update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a fall economic statement on Tuesday that aims to support middle-class Canadians amid soaring consumer prices and looming mortgage renewals. She anno...
Nov 21, 2023
De Grasse finds motivation on familiar grounds ahead of Olympic year
Andre De Grasse is back in familiar territory and motivated by some strong competition in preparation for an important Olympic year. The six-time Olympic medallist and reigning 200-metre Olympic champ...
Nov 21, 2023
B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report
VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...
Nov 21, 2023
'Bank of mom and dad' study: B.C. high earners get housing boost if parents also own
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada study into what it calls the "bank of mom and dad" shows home ownership among young high earners in British Columbia increases more than anywhere else in Canada if their p...
Nov 21, 2023
Madell scores 30 tries, Canada beats U.S. in wheelchair rugby at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Zak Madell of Okotoks, Alta., scored 30 of his team's 46 tries as Canada surged into the wheelchair rugby semifinals at the 2023 Parapan Am Games with a 46-41 win over the archrival ...
Nov 21, 2023
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu says war against Hamas will not stop after cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue its war against Hamas, even if a temporary cease-fire is reached with the Islamic militant group to release hostages. In co...
Nov 21, 2023
Habs say forward Harvey-Pinard out 6-8 weeks, defenceman Harris out indefinitely
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard will be sidelined for six to eight weeks while Jordan Harris will be out indefinitely with lower-body injuries. Harvey-Pinard, in his...
Nov 21, 2023
Judge orders McGill to comply with deal on unmarked grave search at former hospital
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ordered McGill University to comply with a deal it reached with a group of Indigenous women that outlines the search for possible unmarked graves at a former Montreal hos...
Nov 21, 2023
Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander leading upstart Thunder to new level
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading the NBA's hottest young team on both ends of the floor. The 25-year-old from Hamilton has the Oklahoma City Thunder on a five-game winning streak and boasting a 10-4...
Nov 21, 2023