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Liberals sign school food deal with Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has signed a deal to expand school food programs in Newfoundland and Labrador. It becomes the first province to sign on to the federal govern...
Sep 04, 2024

On and off the soccer pitch, Eustaquio brothers deal with emotional roller-coaster
A lot has happened to Mauro Eustaquio in recent months, bringing both grief and joy. The York United FC assistant coach took temporary charge of the CPL club in late May before reverting to his regula...
Sep 04, 2024

Injuries reported in shooting at Georgia high school
WINDER, Ga. (AP) - A shooting at a Georgia high school Wednesday caused an unknown number of injuries and a suspect was arrested in a chaotic scene in which officers swarmed the campus and students ru...
Sep 04, 2024

Columbus forward Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces injured Theo Bair in Canada camp
Columbus Crew forward Jacen Russell-Rowe has replaced the injured Theo Bair in camp with Canada ahead of friendlies against the U.S. and Mexico. Canada Soccer said Bair arrived into camp with the inju...
Sep 04, 2024

Canada's Bennett wins second Paralympic swim gold, Reid earns silver
PARIS - Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett is a double gold medallist at the Paralympic Games. The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., won the men's 200-metre individual medley in Paralympic record time...
Sep 04, 2024

Veteran BC United legislator Mike Bernier to run as independent in fall election
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Veteran British Columbia legislator Mike Bernier will run in the fall provincial election as an independent instead of joining several former BC United candidates in running under...
Sep 04, 2024

The US is preparing to accuse Russia of disinformation campaigns targeting the presidential election
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is preparing Wednesday to accuse Russia of disinformation campaigns targeting the presidential election, according to three people familiar with the matter. ...
Sep 04, 2024

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh making an announcement today at 1 p.m. ET
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is scheduled to make an announcement today at 1 p.m. ET. Singh is just days away from meeting with his caucus for a retreat in Montreal to plot strategy for the comin...
Sep 04, 2024

Interest rate cut spells good news for variable-rate mortgage holders, experts say
Real estate experts say the Bank of Canada's third consecutive interest rate cut is welcome news for variable-rate mortgage holders, but it could still be some time before significant demand returns t...
Sep 04, 2024

Quebec 'superminister' Pierre Fitzgibbon says drop in motivation is why he's leaving
MONTREAL - Quebec "superminister" Pierre Fitzgibbon says he is leaving office because he lost motivation to do the job. Fitzgibbon, who held the economy and energy portfolios, told reporters in Rimous...
Sep 04, 2024