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Alcohol-related deaths rose 18 per cent during pandemic: report
TORONTO - Alcohol-related deaths rose about 18 per cent during the pandemic, according to a study that points to the harm of making liquor more available at a time of increased vulnerability. Research...
Feb 3, 2025
Blazers pick up a point against WHL's best, fall to Silvertips 5-4 in overtime
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers surrendered a pair of leads but ended up coming back to Canada with a point after a 5-4 overtime loss to the top team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Blazers to...
Feb 3, 2025
Crawford, Alexander seek to carry Kitzbuehel momentum into world alpine championship
James Crawford and Cameron Alexander bring a combination of confidence and hunger to the world alpine ski championship. The duo recently electrified ski racing when Toronto's Crawford became the first...
Feb 3, 2025
USAID staffers are instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters
WASHINGTON (AP) - Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency's Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, af...
Feb 3, 2025
USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
WASHINGTON (AP) - Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency's Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, af...
Feb 3, 2025
In the news today: Trump and Trudeau to talk amid pending trade war
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump and Trudeau to talk as Canada braces for trade war with its southern neighbour Prime Minister Justin Tru...
Feb 3, 2025
As birth tourism rises again, will Trump's citizenship moves send more Canada's way?
RICHMOND, B.C. - Vancouver-based birth tourism operator Liga Lin says her phone has been buzzing with inquiries from expectant mothers since U.S. President Donald Trump moved to end American birthrigh...
Feb 3, 2025
Wintry blast to continue after season's first big snowfall blankets Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The first snowy blast of winter in Metro Vancouver is expected to continue with up to 25 centimetres of snow predicted in some areas before it's done today. Environment Canada says to expe...
Feb 3, 2025
As birth tourism rises again, will Trump's citizenship moves send more Canada's way?
RICHMOND, B.C. - Vancouver-based birth tourism operator Liga Lin says her phone has been buzzing with inquiries from expectant mothers since U.S. President Donald Trump moved to end American birthrigh...
Feb 3, 2025
Ontario votes: Campaign stops and TV appearances after Trump's tariff announcement
Party leaders in Ontario are back at it this morning as a trade war looms over the provincial election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will make a campaign stop in Etobicoke, going...
Feb 3, 2025
