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Here's the latest as the Liberal leadership candidates face off in English debate
OTTAWA - In a few hours, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis will square off in an English-language debate in Montreal. The event is set to run ...
Feb 25, 2025
Scherzer strikes out four in two innings as Blue Jays top Cardinals 3-2
DUNEDIN - Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday. Scherzer started the game and struck out four of the six batters ...
Feb 25, 2025
A look at outgoing Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has announced he is leaving politics and will step down once the Liberal party chooses a replacement. Here is a look at the province's...
Feb 25, 2025
Mimi Alidou scores a hat trick as Canada blanks Taiwan 7-0 to win Pinatar Cup
MURCIA - Marie-Yasmine (Mimi) Alidou scored a hat trick Tuesday as sixth-ranked Canada won the Pinatar Cup women's soccer tournament with a dominant 7-0 victory over No. 42 Taiwan. Alidou, who plays h...
Feb 25, 2025
B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
VANCOUVER - A small First Nation on British Columbia's Central Coast is taking the attorney general of Canada to court, arguing its Charter rights have been violated because the RCMP refuses to enforc...
Feb 25, 2025
Regional healthcare scholarship program recipients announced
The Grimshaw Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee has announced the recipients of their 2025 scholarship program.The GRHARC Healthcare Scholarship Program annually provides support t...
Feb 25, 2025
A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system
SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system Tuesday. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid grou...
Feb 25, 2025
Ottawa appoints Inuk leader for external review of embattled Nutrition North program
OTTAWA - The federal government has appointed Inuk leader Aluki Kotierk to head an external review of a northern food subsidy program. Kotierk is the former president of Nunavut Tunngavik, which repre...
Feb 25, 2025
HFCRD to celebrate milestone anniversaries financially
Holy Family Catholic Regional Division's Board has passed a motion to support schools financially during milestone anniversaries.At their board meeting February 19, the board passed the motion to supp...
Feb 25, 2025
Public safety minister heads to Washington to discuss efforts to fight fentanyl
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister David McGuinty is headed to Washington to discuss the latest efforts by Canada and the United States to fight deadly fentanyl. Joining McGuinty is newly appointed "fent...
Feb 25, 2025