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CP NewsAlert: Trucker who caused Broncos crash loses latest bid to stay in Canada
A federal judge has dismissed applications from the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and was fighting deportation back to India. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was s...
Dec 14, 2023
Israeli defense minister vows to fight on in Gaza despite rising international pressure
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's defense minister said Thursday it will take "more than several months" to destroy Hamas, predicting a drawn-out war even as his country and its top ally, the United S...
Dec 14, 2023
Toronto FC, Austin FC swap places in Stage 1 of MLS re-entry draft
Toronto FC has traded the first overall pick in Stage 1 of the league's re-entry process to Austin FC for Austin's No. 5 position plus a third-round pick in next week's MLS SuperDraft. The re-entry pr...
Dec 14, 2023
Canada to host South Korea in first Davis Cup tie in Montreal since 2012
Montreal will host a Davis Cup qualification tie between Canada and South Korea in February, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. The tie, scheduled for Feb. 2-3 at IGA Stadium, will determine which coun...
Dec 14, 2023
European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. European Council President Charles Michel called it "a clear signal of hope for their peopl...
Dec 14, 2023
Explaining Quebec's new French requirement for out-of-province university students
MONTREAL - Not only is Quebec hiking annual tuition for out-of-province students at McGill and Concordia universities to $12,000, the government will also require that 80 per cent of them graduate wit...
Dec 14, 2023
Vance headlines 2024 Sportsman Dinner awards
The award winners have been announced for next year's annual Sportsman Dinner in Prince Albert.The event is set for Jan. 20, 2024, at the Ches Leach Lounge inside the Art Hauser Centre. It will be the...
Dec 14, 2023
Tim Hortons, Telus reinstate support for Hockey Canada following scandal
TORONTO - Two sponsors who previously pulled support for Hockey Canada, when it was embroiled in scandal last year, say they are backing the organization once more. Fast food chain Tim Hortons and tel...
Dec 14, 2023
Liberal MPs ask universities if calling for genocide of Jews violates school codes
OTTAWA - Five Liberal members of Parliament are asking 25 Canadian university presidents to say whether calling for a genocide against Jewish people or the elimination of Israel violates their school ...
Dec 14, 2023
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu welcome second baby girl
TORONTO - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife, Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, are the proud parents of their second baby girl. Party officials say the baby is healthy and doing well, as is her mother. The bab...
Dec 14, 2023
