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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks climate change with King Charles
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he shared a call with King Charles that centred on environmental issues. Trudeau's office says he and the King discussed the COP15 biodiversity sum...
Jan 06, 2023
Dodgers say Bauer 'no longer part of organization'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are cutting ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago, allowing hi...
Jan 06, 2023
US appeals court blocks ban on rapid-fire 'bump stocks'
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Trump administration ban on bump stocks - devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull - was struck down...
Jan 06, 2023
Injured cat clings to life after blunt force trauma to head
A badly injured cat is clinging to life in Melfort, after being rescued from a northern community a week ago. But the outlook is not good.Dubbed 'Nardo,' which in Dene means "strong," the cat is being...
Jan 06, 2023
Sask. housing sector has good 2022, despite overall sales numbers down from 2021
Property sales were down across Saskatchewan in 2022, however, this doesn't mean it was a bad year for the housing sector.According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, which released its last re...
Jan 06, 2023
Pigeon with meth backpack caught in B.C. prison yard, says officers' union president
VANCOUVER - A prison union spokesman says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last week at a B.C. correctional institution. John Randle, Pacific regional president of...
Jan 06, 2023
Advocates, police warn online 'sextortion' of youth is on the rise in Canada
Mounties in Metro Vancouver have issued a warning about a recent increase in "sextortion," saying police have received a "large number" of reports of money-motivated extortion targeting young girls an...
Jan 06, 2023
'Have your wits about you': Travel advice for Canadians visiting Mexico
The federal government says 1.8 million Canadians travelled to Mexico in 2022. Some of the more popular tourist spots include Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Mazatlan, Playa Del Carman and Puerto Vallarta. Tr...
Jan 06, 2023
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Australian Open with leg injury
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday because of an injured right leg. The 19-year-old from Spain wrote on social media that he got hurt "through a chance, unnatural mo...
Jan 06, 2023
Kenyan midfielder Wanyama signs two-year contract to remain with CF Montréal
MONTREAL - CF Montral has signed midfielder Victor Wanyama to a two-year contract extension through the 2024 Major League Soccer season. Wanyama will remain a designated player with the team. The 31-y...
Jan 06, 2023