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'Duty to remember:' Events to mark eighth anniversary of Quebec City mosque attack
MONTREAL - Only one bullet hole remains in the wall of the Centre culturel islamique de Qubec, eight years after a gunman stormed into the mosque and killed six Muslim men who had come to pray. While ...
Jan 29, 2025
Joly to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio as tariff threat looms
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., today to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Canada faces the threat of devastating tariffs landing as early...
Jan 29, 2025
Privy Council had diplomats urge Denmark to expedite Carolyn Bennett's ambassadorship
OTTAWA - Bureaucrats working for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had diplomats push Denmark to speed up the appointment of former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett as ambassador to that country - a chang...
Jan 29, 2025
Flames burned by costly miscues against Capitals
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames battled toe-to-toe with the NHL's No. 1 team on Tuesday, but a rare gaffe by veteran forward Blake Coleman cost them. Eighteen seconds after Coleman's second-period penalt...
Jan 29, 2025
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of a...
Jan 28, 2025
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of a...
Jan 28, 2025
Hot Thompson helps Capitals douse the Flames 3-1
CALGARY - Logan Thompson's remarkable run in goal continued on Tuesday as he made 32 saves to backstop the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome...
Jan 28, 2025
Connor scores back-breaker, Jets stars shine bright in 4-1 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Kyle Connor tilted his head up to the jumbotron and saw the clock winding down. When he looked back down, he spotted an opportunity to score. The Winnipeg Jets' star winger chipped the puck...
Jan 28, 2025
NHL roundup: Thompson, Peterka each net hat tricks as Sabres beat Bruins 7-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Thompson and Peterka became the...
Jan 28, 2025
Thompson leads Frost to 4-3 shootout win over Sceptres
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Claire Thompson scored two goals and added an assist on her 27th birthday, Maddie Rooney had 24 saves - including three in the shootout - and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toront...
Jan 28, 2025