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No charges in B.C. 2022 Christmas Eve bus crash that left 4 dead
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Prosecution Service says there will be no charges stemming from a bus crash on an icy highway in the province’s Interior last Christmas Eve that killed four people. Service spokesman Dan McLaughlin says it reached the decision after the Crown counsel assessing the allegations concluded that the standard for charges ... Read More »
Canada’s Macklin Celebrini ready for world junior stage: ‘Doesn’t cheat the game’
Macklin Celebrini was contemplating his next hockey stop. The teenage star poised to join the U.S. college hockey ranks for the 2023-24 season had plenty of NCAA schools pining for his services back in June 2022. The NBA Finals – more specifically, the teams involved – would provide a twist that eventually sealed the Vancouver ... Read More »
Environment Canada’s head climatologist shares his top 10 weathers stories of 2023
Here’s a quick list of Canada’s top 10 weather stories for 2023, as compiled by Environment Canada head climatologist David Phillips. 1. Wildfires – Nearly every jurisdiction in Canada had them this year, and the total amount of forest burned doubled the previous record. 2. Wildfire Smoke – Some Canadian cities had air quality as ... Read More »
Share of students in French schools rises in Quebec over last two decades: watchdog
MONTREAL – A new study from Quebec’s language watchdog shows the proportion of anglophone students attending French schools has nearly doubled in the last two decades, from around 18 per cent in 2000 to about 32 per cent in 2021. The proportion of allophone students – those whose first language is neither English nor French ... Read More »
Coast-to-coast wildfires the top weather story of 2023, says chief climatologist
Canadians love to talk about their weather. This year, so did people around the world. “So much of the world was focused on Canada,” said David Phillips, Environment Canada’s chief climatologist, who prepares an annual ranking of the top 10 weather stories. This year’s winner, of course, is wildfires. Flames scorched the country from coast ... Read More »
New Liberal ads in Prairie ridings target Conservatives over Ukraine trade deal
OTTAWA – The Liberals have been accusing the Conservatives of “turning their backs on Ukraine,” and now the party is making that argument in attack ads running in more than a dozen Prairie ridings that are home to large Ukrainian communities. The newspaper ads appearing in 18 Conservative-held ridings say Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and ... Read More »
US Soccer Federation refuses MLS attempt to pull top rosters from US Open Cup
CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Soccer Federation refused Major League Soccer’s attempt to pull its top rosters from next year’s U.S. Open Cup, the sport’s oldest competition in the nation. While MLS announced in a statement at 6 p.m. EST Friday that its board of governors decided to send teams to the tournament from its ... Read More »
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers activated from IR as next step in rehab. He won’t play again until next season
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – Aaron Rodgers is being activated from the injured reserve list on Wednesday, but the quarterback will not play again this season for the New York Jets. Coach Robert Saleh said the move is merely the next step in Rodgers’ rehabilitation from a torn left Achilles tendon. The Jets had until ... Read More »
Trevor Lawrence still in concussion protocol, leaving the Jags preparing to play without star QB
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Trevor Lawrence remained in the NFL’s concussion protocol Wednesday, leaving the Jacksonville Jaguars preparing to play without their star quarterback for the first time in three seasons. Coach Doug Pederson says Lawrence is “progressing well” but declined to speculate on Lawrence’s chances of gaining clearance before Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay ... Read More »
Quebec labour unions threaten unlimited strike in new year if no deal is reached
MONTREAL – Four Quebec public sector unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers say they will launch an unlimited strike early in the new year if they don’t reach a deal with the government. The four unions, which are negotiating together and calling themselves the “common front,” say it’s still possible to settle before the ... Read More »
Ryan Gosling reimagines his ‘Barbie’ power ballad ‘I’m Just Ken’ for Christmas, shares new EP
NEW YORK (AP) – She’s Barbie. He’s just Ken. And now, it’s Christmas. On Wednesday, Ryan Gosling – the Ken to Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” in the film – released the “I’m Just Ken” EP alongside collaborators Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. It features the original Grammy-nominated, “˜80s-style power ballad from the movie, also titled “I’m ... Read More »
