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‘Anne of Green Gables’ recognized as heritage document in UN agency’s registry
CAVENDISH, P.E.I. — The manuscript for the novel “Anne of Green Gables” has been added…
Canada and Iceland draw 0-0 in women’s international soccer friendly in Spain
MURCIA — Canada and Iceland played to a scoreless draw in a women’s international soccer…
Canadian women set for South Korea friendly, the final test of a tumultuous 2024
Interim Canada coach Cindy Tye expects South Korea to provide a different look than Iceland…
Lavigne extends Greatest Hits tour, will headline All Your Friends Festival in 2025
Avril Lavigne is extending her Greatest Hits tour with 19 dates across the United States…
OHL roundup: Barkey’s hat trick lifts Knights over Otters to open second-round series
LONDON — Denver Barkey scored three goals to lead the London Knights past the Erie…
Canadian women wrap up eventful year with lopsided 5-1 win over South Korea
MURCIA — The Canadian women wrapped up a tumultuous year with a lopsided 5-1 win…
Northern Super League and team officials hold two days of meetings in Toronto
TORONTO — Northern Super League and team officials kick off two days of meetings Wednesday…
Nova Scotia, still dependent on fossil fuels, drops in rankings for energy efficiency
HALIFAX — A new national study says Nova Scotia’s leadership position in energy efficiency has…
Northern Super League players to get helping hand in building their new home
TORONTO — Stephanie Labbe remembers arriving at a new club abroad and having to start…
‘They’re sitting ducks:’ More women with disabilities unhoused due to abuse, violence
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Women with disabilities are more likely to be forced into homelessness…
A timeline of the legacy of the Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL — The Montreal massacre, which took place 35 years ago on Friday, sparked a…
B.C. premier says feds and premiers have right-left strategy to tackle Trump tariffs
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his fellow premiers and the federal government…
Renowned Canadian sailor Ed Botterell, who placed 11th at Tokyo Olympics, dead at 93
TORONTO — Ed Botterell, who represented Canada in sailing in the 1964 Olympics and competed…
Chief ‘disappointed’ to see clean water used as a political tactic by Conservatives
OTTAWA — A prominent Saskatchewan First Nation Chief has accused Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer…
End Game: A look back at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour as it arrives in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — After a year of anticipation, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour lands in Vancouver on…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Here are the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also…
Canada’s housing crisis leads to more unsafe housing for victims of domestic violence
HALIFAX — Women’s advocates say provincial and federal governments need to step up efforts to…
Telus asks court to quash cabinet order for review of wholesale fibre internet rules
Telus Corp. is challenging a federal order for a CRTC review on whether Canada’s Big…
Not just for your parents: Facebook’s buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials
HALIFAX — A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off…
Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees
FREDERICTON — University of New Brunswick forestry professor Anthony Taylor was heading down a highway…
In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common
METEGHAN, N.S. — Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer…
Canada Post warns no end in sight for strike after receiving latest union proposals
As the Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 workers neared the end of its…
North anxious over dwindling necessities, no Christmas gifts, due to postal strike
HALIFAX — Community leaders in Northern Canada say the postal strike is choking off the…