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Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?

Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?

United States Feb 19, 2025 / 6:31 am

Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska — comments that have drawn fresh...

Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation

Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation

Italy Feb 19, 2025 / 6:24 am

Italian prosecutors said Wednesday they will seek to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340...

Tech startups, miners score big points on TSX Venture 50 list

Tech startups, miners score big points on TSX Venture 50 list

Canada Feb 19, 2025 / 6:12 am

Technology and mining companies topped this year's TSX Venture 50 list amid the ongoing push for a piece of the energy transition, the latest edition of the...

Illinois governor to back 'screen-free schools' and join national trend to ban cellphones in class

Illinois governor to back 'screen-free schools' and join national trend to ban cellphones in class

United States Feb 19, 2025 / 6:10 am

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is aiming to improve student achievement, social interaction and the mental health of public school students by proposing a statewide...

Pakistan wants to expel all Afghan refugees from the country, says Afghan embassy

Pakistan wants to expel all Afghan refugees from the country, says Afghan embassy

Pakistan Feb 19, 2025 / 6:09 am

Pakistan wants to remove all Afghan refugees from the country and they face expulsion in the near future, the Afghan embassy in Islamabad warned Wednesday. The...

Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic group

Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic group

India Feb 19, 2025 / 6:03 am

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir raided bookstores and seized hundreds of books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where strict...

Respiratory infection outbreak declared at Creston long-term care facility

Respiratory infection outbreak declared at Creston long-term care facility

Creston Feb 19, 2025 / 6:00 am

A respiratory outbreak has been declared at a long-term care facility in Creston. According to Interior Health (IH) the outbreak was officially declared at the...

CAF discrimination settlement was 'a slap in the face,' says former soldier

CAF discrimination settlement was 'a slap in the face,' says former soldier

Ottawa Feb 19, 2025 / 5:52 am

A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has been involved in a discrimination class action for eight years says the settlement isn't enough to...

Pensions need to step up on climate as political momentum wavers: Shift

Pensions need to step up on climate as political momentum wavers: Shift

Canada Feb 19, 2025 / 5:50 am

An advocacy group is calling on Canada's public pension managers to use their financial heft to more publicly work to reduce climate change as political...

Looking to identify and shop Canadian products? There's an app for that

Looking to identify and shop Canadian products? There's an app for that

Canada Feb 19, 2025 / 5:48 am

If you catch Sasha Ivanov at the supermarket these days, chances are he'll be snapping a photo of something on the store's shelves. His new app, Maple...

Crown seeking 10-year sentence for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King

Crown seeking 10-year sentence for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King

Ottawa Feb 19, 2025 / 5:45 am

Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protest in Ottawa, is set to be sentenced in an Ottawa courtroom today. Superior Court Justice Charles...

Man United reveals the cost of its delayed decision to fire Erik ten Hag

Man United reveals the cost of its delayed decision to fire Erik ten Hag

Soccer Feb 19, 2025 / 5:42 am

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The decision to fire Erik ten Hag and the departure of Dan Ashworth as sporting director cost Manchester United more than $18...

A home game for San Antonio, a homecoming for Kevin Durant when Suns and Spurs meet in Austin

A home game for San Antonio, a homecoming for Kevin Durant when Suns and Spurs meet in Austin

Basketball Feb 19, 2025 / 5:41 am

Kevin Durant went back to the Bay Area last weekend. He's now going back to school. A nostalgic time for Phoenix's All-Star forward continues Thursday, when...

Researchers confirm Hall of Famer Bobby Hull had CTE when he died 2 years ago

Researchers confirm Hall of Famer Bobby Hull had CTE when he died 2 years ago

Hockey Feb 19, 2025 / 5:26 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had chronic traumatic...

Researchers confirm Hall of Famer Bobby Hull had CTE when he died 2 years ago

Researchers confirm Hall of Famer Bobby Hull had CTE when he died 2 years ago

Hockey Feb 19, 2025 / 5:00 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had chronic traumatic...

The pope slept peacefully, got up and had breakfast after diagnosis of pneumonia, Vatican says

The pope slept peacefully, got up and had breakfast after diagnosis of pneumonia, Vatican says

Rome Feb 19, 2025 / 4:20 am

Pope Francis slept well, got out of bed and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after tests confirmed the 88-year-old pontiff had developed pneumonia in...

Spanish referee who sent off Bellingham now under scrutiny for business activities

Spanish referee who sent off Bellingham now under scrutiny for business activities

Soccer Feb 19, 2025 / 4:19 am

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The referee who sent off Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham for cursing at him has denounced what he calls a false accusation by local...

Loblaw to open 80 stores in 2025 as part of $10-billion investment over five years

Loblaw to open 80 stores in 2025 as part of $10-billion investment over five years

Canada Feb 19, 2025 / 4:11 am

Loblaw says it's planning to open 80 new grocery and pharmacy stores this year, about 50 of which will be discount grocers. The company says the new...

Vancouver Whitecaps excited to start season with CONCACAF Champions Cup

Vancouver Whitecaps excited to start season with CONCACAF Champions Cup

Soccer Feb 19, 2025 / 4:00 am

VANCOUVER — Ryan Gauld wants to play meaningful soccer again. It's been more than four months since the Vancouver Whitecaps were eliminated from the Major...

Paralympians to speak at event aimed at keeping teens from crime, gangs

Paralympians to speak at event aimed at keeping teens from crime, gangs

Kamloops Feb 19, 2025 / 4:00 am

Canadian Paralympians will be speaking at a free event next month that aims to raise awareness about gangs and organized crime while keeping Kamloops teens on...

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