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Siakam, Barnes ignoring trade deadline speculation as Raptors could be sellers
TORONTO - After seven seasons with the Toronto Raptors, Pascal Siakam is over trade deadline speculation. "At the end of the day, we know what it is. What's the point of us coming here and talking eve...
Feb 08, 2023
Caution urged as mining companies eye critical minerals below Quebec boreal forest
MONTREAL - About one million square kilometres of Quebec is covered by boreal forest, roughly 70 per cent of the entire province. In the north, where ecosystems are less likely to have been altered by...
Feb 08, 2023
South Korean lawmakers impeach minister over crowd crush
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament on Wednesday voted to impeach the country's interior and safety minister, Lee Sang-min, holding him responsible for government ...
Feb 08, 2023
In The News for Feb. 8: Will the premiers say yes to the feds' health care offer?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 ... What we are watchi...
Feb 08, 2023
Federal health minister to write to provinces seeking agreement on new health deal
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos will ask the provinces today whether or not they intend to accept the new health-care funding deal tabled by the prime minister. Duclos and Mental Hea...
Feb 08, 2023
Vancouver's Turkish community unites to collect donations for quake survivors
VANCOUVER - Donations are pouring into a Vancouver warehouse for those affected by Monday's devastating earthquake in Turkey, but a volunteer organizer says the country could most benefit from profess...
Feb 08, 2023
Northwest Territories to release fiscal year 2023-2024 budget
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government is to release its new budget today, the last before the territorial election set for the fall. The territory's last $2.1-billion budget saw a 2.3 per...
Feb 08, 2023
'Incredibly frustrating' visa delays could thwart another Montreal conference
OTTAWA - Yet another global conference in Montreal risks being derailed by Canada's delays in processing visas as well as rejections that critics argue punish those from poorer countries. "It's incred...
Feb 08, 2023
Black Canadian justice strategy still in the works, as advocates call for reform
OTTAWA - The federal government is being urged to follow through with its commitment to develop a Black Canadian justice strategy. The Liberal government committed to creating such a strategy in the 2...
Feb 08, 2023
How much Canadians have fallen behind amid high inflation and who's hurting the most
OTTAWA - Inflation has eroded purchasing power for many Canadians, but the experience with rapidly rising prices has been far from uniform. While the inflation rate shows how quickly prices are rising...
Feb 08, 2023
