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Asylum seekers face hurdles, discrimination as they compete for housing in Montreal
MONTREAL - Pedro Fonseca, a 43-year-old asylum seeker from Colombia, says if he doesn't start receiving social assistance from the Quebec government soon, he'll likely become homeless. He says he coul...
Mar 02, 2023

National security agencies, Elections Canada set to testify on foreign interference
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency is among the witnesses expected at a Parliamentary committee studying allegations of foreign interference in elections today. Representatives from the Canadian...
Mar 02, 2023

Canada's Shapovalov falls to Fritz, makes second-round exit at Mexican Open
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was handed a 6-4, 6-4 second-round loss by American Taylor Fritz at the Mexican Open Wednesday. After taking a 2-1 lead in the opening set, Shapovalov drop...
Mar 01, 2023

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong ...
Mar 01, 2023

McDavid's historic fifth straight multi-goal game leads Oilers past Maple Leafs 5-2
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for his fifth consecutive multi-goal game as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. McDavid became th...
Mar 01, 2023

California high schooler fatally stabbed in classroom fight
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of students, authorities said. Another st...
Mar 01, 2023

Canada's Marino drops second-round match to China's Zhu at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada's Rebecca Marino suffered a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 loss to China's Zhu Lin in second-round action at the Monterrey Open on Wednesday. The Vancouver native had 11 aces to one doub...
Mar 01, 2023

Climate activists splash Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth 'Woolly' with pink paint
VICTORIA - A centrepiece of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Woolly the mammoth, was defaced with pink paint by protesters trying to draw attention to climate change. A statement issued by the new c...
Mar 01, 2023

Special prosecutor decides against charges in B.C. money laundering investigation
VICTORIA - Charges won't be laid in one of British Columbia's largest money laundering probes, despite a government directive for a special prosecutor to conduct a second review of a police investigat...
Mar 01, 2023

Senators are buyers after acquiring defenceman Jakob Chychrun from Coyotes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Jakob Chychrun form the Arizona Coyotes, signalling that they intend to make a push for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The deal cost the Se...
Mar 01, 2023