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Will Trump tariffs hit next week? What we know as 2 key dates near
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Uncertainty and mixed messaging continue over whether or not U.S. President Donald Trump will hit Canada with sweeping tariffs next week on March 4.Trump, who spoke to the media dur...
Feb 26, 2025
'Beautiful Violence:' champs Muhammad, Shevchenko excited for UFC's Montreal return
MONTREAL - Ultimate Fighting Championship stars Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko prepared for their trip to Montreal by watching a 4 Nations Face-Off matchup at the Bell Centre between Canada a...
Feb 26, 2025
Pair of WolfPack volleyball players earn All-Star honours
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack volleyball players earned Canada West All-Star honours for their play in 2024-25. First-year outside hitter Rida Erlalelitepe was named a...
Feb 26, 2025
Crown says accused in Quebec daycare deaths not criminally responsible
LAVAL, Que. - The man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when the transit bus he was driving crashed into a Montreal-area daycare two years ago should be found not criminally resp...
Feb 26, 2025
Canada, Germany working on diversifying trade in face of U.S. threats
OTTAWA - Canadian companies and diplomats are working with their European colleagues to find ways to diversify trade as the U.S. threatens to impose steep tariffs. Germany's Ambassador to Canada Tjorv...
Feb 26, 2025
Justice minister orders new trial for Alberta man convicted of murder in 1991
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of second-degree murder in Alberta more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment ...
Feb 26, 2025
Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches
OTTAWA - Multiple polls now suggest the next federal election - which could begin in a matter of weeks - will be a tight race. At least one major pollster has the Liberals in the lead and ahead of the...
Feb 26, 2025
Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada
OTTAWA - More than 28,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from Canada for persistently threatening the country's sovereignty. Alberta resid...
Feb 26, 2025
Olympic and world championship medallist Rebecca Smith retires from swimming
OTTAWA - Rebecca Smith, who helped Canada to a silver medal in the women's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, announced her retirement from competitive swimming Wednesday. Smith, fro...
Feb 26, 2025
The pope's health shows further slight improvement, the Vatican says
ROME (AP) - The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded. A CT chest scan take...
Feb 26, 2025
