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Geert Wilders says he doesn't have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders said Wednesday he doesn't have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders took ...
Mar 13, 2024

Auditor general's office fires two workers who made extra cash with federal contracts
OTTAWA - The office of Canada's auditor general confirms it fired two employees after discovering they were making extra money from federal contracts on the side. Karen Hogan's office says a third per...
Mar 13, 2024

This B.C. farm can grow softball-sized peaches. This year they'll rely on vegetables
One of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees. Like many other farmers, Jenn...
Mar 13, 2024

Ford looking forward to returning to Blue Bombers following NFL tryout
Tyrell Ford can see coaching in his football future but is gladly hanging up his whistle for the next little while. The 25-year-old defensive back will resume his CFL career with the Winnipeg Blue Bom...
Mar 13, 2024

Canada concerned as final rule for 'Product of USA' meat labels announced
Canada's federal government and organizations representing some of the nation's beef producers warn a decision south of the border about "Product of USA" labels on meat, poultry, and eggs could disrup...
Mar 13, 2024

Texas man who used an iron long for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78
DALLAS (AP) - A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polio in the 1940s to earning a la...
Mar 13, 2024

50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing num...
Mar 13, 2024

Manitoba RCMP investigating report of hazing involving a rural hockey team
WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP are investigating after receiving a report of hazing involving a rural hockey team earlier this year. Police say Pembina Valley RCMP received a report stemming for an alleged ...
Mar 13, 2024

End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers
MONTREAL - The head of Quebec's automobile dealers association says the government's decision to end a rebate for the purchase of electric vehicles will slow the province's shift to cleaner cars. Ian ...
Mar 13, 2024

Scheffler is chasing history in The Players Championship. No one has ever repeated as champion
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods never did it. Neither did Jack Nicklaus, even before The Players Championship found its home in a former swamp now known as the TPC Sawgrass. This is the 50t...
Mar 13, 2024