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The number of US citizens killed in the Israel-Hamas war rises to 22
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of U.S. citizens confirmed to have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war has risen to 22, the State Department said Wednesday. That's an increase from the 14 who'd been conf...
Oct 11, 2023
Alberta RCMP ticket 900 drivers for speeding over the long weekend
Edmonton, AB--Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, the Alberta RCMP and other police forces across the country participated in #OperationImpact 2023.The annual initiative is organized by the Canadian A...
Oct 11, 2023
TMU men's soccer team cleared to play after investigation into 'serious' behaviour
Toronto Metropolitan University's men's soccer team has been cleared to proceed after an investigation was conducted into what the school described as "serious and concerning behaviour." TMU said in a...
Oct 11, 2023
Former Jays reliever Bass says his release last June 'was not a baseball decision'
Former Toronto pitcher Anthony Bass said he reached out to the MLB Players Association after the Blue Jays released him last June, and disagreed with general manager Ross Atkins' assertion that the mo...
Oct 11, 2023
Ottawa extending amnesty for 'assault-style' firearms again, until October 2025
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government says it will extend an amnesty order on guns it prohibited in the wake of the deadly 2020 Nova Scotia shooting rampage for an extra two years. Public Safety Can...
Oct 11, 2023
Blackfalds RCMP seize drugs and gun in traffic stop, search warrant
Blackfalds RCMP have seized various drugs and other items in connection to a local drug trafficking investigation.It was Sept. 5, 2023 when RCMP observed a person who appeared to be selling drugs from...
Oct 11, 2023
Brian Burke 'deeply disappointed' by NHL's ban of on-ice support for community causes
Longtime NHL executive Brian Burke says the league's decision to ban on-ice support for community causes, which includes the use of rainbow-coloured stick tape on Pride nights, is a "surprising and se...
Oct 11, 2023
Influential midfielder Stephen Eustaquio to miss Canada soccer friendly in Japan
Canada will be without influential midfielder Stephen Eustaquio when it takes on Japan in an international soccer friendly on Friday in Niigata. Canada Soccer said the 26-year-old from Leamington, Ont...
Oct 11, 2023
Holy Mackinaw! Joe Bowen excited for 42nd season as Maple Leafs' radio voice
TORONTO - Some pre-game challenges made for a memorable debut when Joe Bowen became the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs over four decades ago. He took them on with aplomb and was soon on his way to a...
Oct 11, 2023
Conservationists raise concerns over B.C.'s proposed grizzly bear stewardship plan
Grizzly bears seen starving in the rainforests of British Columbia's south coast because there isn't enough salmon to sustain them raises alarm bells for wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory, who's known ...
Oct 11, 2023