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Montreal man turns reclaimed wood from barns and buildings into custom guitars
MONTREAL - In recent years, Nicolas Delisle has made new guitars from old barns, logs pulled from river bottoms and even window frames from his 1930s-era Montreal apartment. The craftsman specializes ...
Jan 13, 2024
Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case
OTTAWA - A gay employee of Global Affairs Canada posted in China, who travelled to the U.S. for the birth of his child through surrogacy, will have those expenses covered after a tribunal ruling. The ...
Jan 13, 2024
Forecasters warn of extreme cold in Prairies and B.C., storms in Ontario, Quebec
Weather warnings cover much of Canada this weekend, from arctic outflows on British Columbia's coast to extreme cold through the Prairies and storms through southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes....
Jan 13, 2024
Carl Yuan gets a gift from Jon Rahm going to LIV. He's already taking advantage of it at Sony Open
HONOLULU (AP) - Carl Yuan soaked up the views at the Sony Open, not just his name atop the leaderboard when he finished his second round Friday but just being in Hawaii to start his PGA Tour season. I...
Jan 12, 2024
Jazz beat Raptors 145-113 for 7th straight home win
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 145-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points and C...
Jan 12, 2024
Two North Carolina Tar Heels taken with top two picks of the NWSL draft
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Utah Royals took University of North Carolina's Ally Sentnor, the Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year, with the first pick of the NWSL draft Friday. The 19-year-old ...
Jan 12, 2024
Polls open as Taiwan voters choose next president, weighing China'S threat and island's stability
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese are casting their votes Saturday for a new president in an election that could chart the trajectory of its relations with China over the next four years. At stake is th...
Jan 12, 2024
Canadian men's rugby sevens players talk importance of Vancouver stop to grow sport
VANCOUVER - Canada men's rugby sevens coach Sean White calls it a moment of realization for his players. With the HSBC SVNS Series coming back to Vancouver in February this year, he said the stop is i...
Jan 12, 2024
Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore announces he is retiring at the end of February
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles police chief is retiring, he announced Friday, in an unexpected departure as the head of one of the nation's largest law enforcement agencies. Chief Michel Moore's t...
Jan 12, 2024
Province aiming to build up agricultural societies
Alberta's government says it is helping agricultural societies make major facility repairs and upgrades that will improve the quality of life for rural communities.Provincial officials say agricultura...
Jan 12, 2024