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Canada expects 'everyone' to abide by ICJ's latest Israel ruling, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the International Court of Justice's latest ruling is in line with Canada's position on Israel's military operations in Rafah. His comments come after the U...
May 24, 2024
Visit by FC Cincinnati provides Toronto FC with tough Major League Soccer test
TORONTO - After scoring a club- and tournament-record eight goals in a lopsided Canadian Championship win Tuesday over semi-pro CS Saint-Laurent, Toronto FC steps up in class Saturday when FC Cincinna...
May 24, 2024
Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong asks Poilievre to let him join Conservative caucus
OTTAWA - Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong says he is asking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to let him join the Tory caucus, and intends to seek a nomination for the party in a Greater Toronto ...
May 24, 2024
B.C.-based $900M hydrogen project will create nearly 300 jobs, cut emissions: Eby
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The British Columbia government says a $900 million project to create a network of hydrogen production plants and refuelling stations will create nearly 300 jobs and cut greenh...
May 24, 2024
Don Waddell resigns as president and GM of Carolina Hurricanes
RALEIGH - Don Waddell has resigned as president and general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, ending a 10-year run with the NHL club. The Hurricanes announced Waddell's departure in a release on Fri...
May 24, 2024
Waddell steps down as Hurricanes president and GM. Tulsky takes over as interim GM
Don Waddell has stepped down as president and general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, ending a run that had him build a roster that reached the NHL playoffs for six straight years. The team announ...
May 24, 2024
Saskatchewan MLA quits as house leader, says he took gun into legislature decade ago
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government house leader has resigned his position and says he took a long gun into the legislature building a decade ago. Jeremy Harrison says in a statement that he has apolog...
May 24, 2024
Canada's Marina Stakusic falls short of French Open qualification
PARIS - Marina Stakusic's bid for her first entry in a Grand Slam main draw has fallen just short. The 19-year-old tennis player from Mississauga, Ont., fell 6-3, 6-2 to Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva...
May 24, 2024
Canada beats Bulgaria 3-0 in men's Volleyball Nations League action
ANTALYA - Canada's men's volleyball continued its preparations for the Paris Olympics with a 3-0 win over Bulgaria on Friday in Volleyball Nations League action. Eric Loeppky of Steinbach, Man., had a...
May 24, 2024
Supreme Court upholds sexual assault conviction, affirms refusal of evidence
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a man found guilty of sexually assaulting his long-time partner was not entitled to present evidence about sexual activity they engaged in shortly before the ...
May 24, 2024