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Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean haunted by looming U.S. tariffs on aluminum, lumber
SAGUENAY, Que. - The threat of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods looms large in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, where aluminum and wood are economic drivers. In the region ...
Mar 10, 2025
CP NewsAlert: 3 B.C. Conservatives kicked from the party will sit as Independents
VICTORIA - A group of three former B.C. Conservative legislators have announced they will sit as Independents in the provincial legislature. Dallas Brodie was kicked out of the party on Friday over he...
Mar 10, 2025
Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott new CEO of Nordiq Canada
CANMORE, Alta. - Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott has taken on the job of chief executive officer of Nordiq Canada. The organization is the governing body of cross-country skiing and pa...
Mar 10, 2025
Utah defenseman Juuso Valimaki out 8-9 months after surgery to repair a torn ACL
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Juuso Valimaki is expected to be out 8-9 months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL, Utah Hockey Club general manager Bill Armstrong said Monday. The 26-year-old defens...
Mar 10, 2025
Quebec creates new committee to study whether secularism rules are being followed
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is creating a committee to make recommendations on how to strengthen secularism in the province. Announced this morning, the committee will study whether Quebec's secu...
Mar 10, 2025
Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet prince ahead of summit with US
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia to visit the oil-rich kingdom's crown prince ahead of his official meeting with America's top diplomat a...
Mar 10, 2025
U.S. commerce secretary says steel and aluminum tariffs coming this week
WASHINGTON - Canada remains in the crosshairs of U.S. President Donald Trump's enormous tariff agenda, with steel and aluminum duties set to come into force on Wednesday. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howar...
Mar 10, 2025
Canada to host Argentina for pair of women's soccer friendlies in B.C. in April
Canada will host Argentina in a pair of women's international soccer friendlies in B.C. during the April FIFA international window. The seventh-ranked Canadians will play No. 33 Argentina at B.C. Plac...
Mar 10, 2025
More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine
PARIS (AP) - Military officials from more than 30 nations will take part in Paris talks on the creation of an international security force for Ukraine, a French military official said Monday. Such an ...
Mar 10, 2025
Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Monday in a case from Colorado to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children. The conservativ...
Mar 10, 2025