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Rise in number of unhoused people seeking shelter in Montreal ERs as temperatures dip
MONTREAL - Montreal health authorities say a growing number of people experiencing homelessness are taking refuge in the city's emergency rooms to stay out of the freezing cold. Officials say the city...
Jan 03, 2025
Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
NEW YORK (AP) - In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 - little over a week before he's due to return to the White Ho...
Jan 03, 2025
Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 871 goals and needs 24 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the season...
Jan 03, 2025
Want to cut back on alcohol? You may see conflicting advice on low-risk drink limits
TORONTO - As some people try to cut down their drinking and embrace Dry January, they may look to Canada's health agencies for guidance - and find some conflicting advice. This week, the Canadian Inst...
Jan 03, 2025
PWHL suspends Montreal Victoire forward Dubois one game for hit on Fleet's Keller
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has suspended Montreal Victoire forward Catherine Dubois one game for an illegal hit to the head. The league announced the ban Friday after Dubois rece...
Jan 03, 2025
Homan/Bottcher to face Tran/Kleiter in Page 3v4 game at mixed doubles curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher were set to face Brittany Tran and Rylan Kleiter in the Page 3 versus 4 playoff game at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials after the two team...
Jan 03, 2025
'We've done the impossible': Calgarians get back personalized 1988 Olympic bricks
CALGARY - Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the ...
Jan 03, 2025
Calgary Wild name Lydia Bedford the women's pro soccer's team's first head coach
CALGARY - The Calgary Wild women's pro soccer team has named Lydia Bedford the team's first head coach. The Wild are part of the six-team Northern Super League starting its inaugural season in April. ...
Jan 03, 2025
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker vote after dramatic floor vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect D...
Jan 03, 2025
Museum of whale skeletons, painstakingly rebuilt over years, consumed by B.C. fire
It takes years to rebuild a whale. Just ask Jim Borrowman, co-founder of the Whale Interpretive Centre museum that housed numerous whale skeletons on the boardwalk of Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Islan...
Jan 03, 2025