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The Steelers are heading back to the playoffs after Titans hand Jaguars crushing loss
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Left for dead in mid-December, the Pittsburgh Steelers are heading back to the playoffs anyway. Pittsburgh clinched a wild-card spot Sunday when Tennessee upset Jacksonville, giving ...
Jan 07, 2024
Quebec's 'common front' public sector unions will vote on new contract
MONTREAL - An alliance of Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers says it will take a new tentative contract agreement to its members for approval. The labour alliance representing th...
Jan 07, 2024
Israel signals they wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as war enters its fourth month
The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there, as the war against the militant group ente...
Jan 07, 2024
Parents weigh in on giving consent for children changing names or pronouns at school
A legal challenge to Saskatchewan's new law requiring parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school is back in court this week. New Brunswick enacted a similar...
Jan 07, 2024
Canadian international Julia Grosso helps Juventus women to Super Cup triumph
CREMONA, Italy - Julia Grosso helped Juventus lift the Italian women's Super Cup on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Roma and fellow Canadian international Evelyne Viens. The game, which marked Juventus...
Jan 07, 2024
Person killed in New York bus crash was Canadian, Global Affairs says
MONTREAL - Global Affairs Canada says the person who died in a tour bus crash in Lake George, N.Y. on Friday was a Canadian citizen. The department says it is also aware of two Canadians who were inju...
Jan 07, 2024
At 65, B.C.'s Jonathan Lyons not slowing down at Canadian Track Championships
TORONTO - At 65, Jonathan Lyons isn't slowing down. The opposite, in fact. The author and retired journalist finished fifth Friday in the 500-metre time trial in the Masters D 65-plus division at the ...
Jan 07, 2024
Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes
Montreal high school art teacher Marion Miller says she's looking forward to welcoming her students back to class on Tuesday for the first time since her union went on unlimited strike Nov. 23. "I thi...
Jan 07, 2024
Pre-trial hearings commence for Mistawasis murder case
A series of hearings this week at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert will lay the groundwork for a murder trial scheduled to start in the fall.Roy Lasas, a member of Mistawasis First Nation, is fa...
Jan 07, 2024
Nova Scotia's pioneer cemeteries are disappearing, but not without a fight
HALIFAX - A secluded and overgrown cemetery in rural Cape Breton, the final resting place for some of Nova Scotia's earliest settlers, is slowly crumbling into a nearby river. "They would be descendan...
Jan 07, 2024
