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What's in Canada's new 'Our North, Strong and Free' defence policy
OTTAWA - Canada's military is set to take a bigger role in the North over the next two decades as climate change and increasingly aggressive foes threaten Arctic sovereignty. In all, the "Our North, S...
Apr 08, 2024
Novak Djokovic eclipses Roger Federer's record for oldest man ranked No. 1 in tennis
LONDON (AP) - Novak Djokovic has surpassed another tennis record once held by Roger Federer, becoming the oldest man to be ranked No. 1 in the ATP Tour's computerized rankings. Djokovic is 36 - he tur...
Apr 08, 2024
B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a 'trade secret'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. company that operates Canada's largest container terminal is going to court against the federal government to keep five years of greenhouse-gas emissions data secret. GCT Canada L...
Apr 08, 2024
Red Deer middle school joins transformative 'Jays Care Challenger Baseball' program
Red Deer's newest school, St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School, is joining the Jays Care Foundation's Challenger Baseball program.The initiative, a branch of the Toronto Blue Jays, is designed to bring the ...
Apr 08, 2024
Canada coach says SheBelieves Cup final against U.S. will provide benchmark for squad
The last time Canada faced the U.S., the skies opened above San Diego and the two teams slogged it out on a waterlogged pitch in the semifinal of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. Coach Bev Priestman and the C...
Apr 08, 2024
Hockey Canada grants Calgary defenceman Landon DuPont exceptional player status
CALGARY - Hockey Canada granted Landon DuPont, a 14-year-old defenceman from Calgary, exceptional player status Monday. That means DuPont will be eligible for the Western Hockey League draft May 9 and...
Apr 08, 2024
Crown blames most of Ali murder trial delays on defence and 'extraordinary events'
VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer says holdups to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and "discrete exceptional events," as ...
Apr 08, 2024
Arrests in northern B.C. over allegations of trafficking safe-supply drugs
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people over allegations they were trafficking safe-supply drugs that are prescribed as an alternative to the toxic drug ...
Apr 08, 2024
A total solar eclipse begins its race across North America. Clouds may spoil the view for some
MESQUITE, Texas (AP) - A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse began its race across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle ...
Apr 08, 2024
NAIA approves transgender policy limiting women's sports to athletes whose biological sex is female
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for mostly small colleges, announced a policy Monday that essentially bans transgender athletes from women's sports. The NAIA'...
Apr 08, 2024