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Insigne back in Toronto while TFC wraps up Florida training camp ahead of MLS season
Lorenzo Insigne's future with Toronto FC remains murky with news that the high-priced Italian designated player is not with the team, two days before the MLS season opener at D.C. United. "He is in To...
Feb 20, 2025

Service slower, more costly after IT overhaul at Quebec auto insurance board: auditor
QUBEC - Service is slower and more costly after a $1.1-billion overhaul of the information technology system at Quebec's auto insurance board. That's the conclusion of the province's auditor general i...
Feb 20, 2025
Language retention and revitalization is still key at annual gathering
In its 19th year, the First Nations Language Keepers Gathering remains one of Saskatchewan's essential language revitalization events.Over the course of two days, the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural ...
Feb 20, 2025

As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's indust...
Feb 20, 2025

Poilievre's proposed incentives for First Nations water, resource projects draw fire
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would incentivize First Nations to support natural-resource projects through industry taxes and revisiting how much sway Indigenous Peoples and en...
Feb 20, 2025

B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of her brothers, niece and nephew
VICTORIA - The House Leader of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives has described the "unsurmountable" personal impact of the toxic drug crisis, which she says claimed the lives of two of her brothers, a...
Feb 20, 2025

Pakistani national accused in NYC terror plot against Jews agrees to extradition
MONTREAL - A Pakistani national from Ontario wanted in the U.S. on terror-related charges for allegedly targeting Jewish institutions in New York City has agreed to be extradited. During a brief Super...
Feb 20, 2025

Frank Baylis says Trudeau, premiers made 'mistakes' dealing with Trump
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Frank Baylis says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers have been dealing with President Donald Trump's trade threats all wrong. He says they have mad...
Feb 20, 2025

Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King announces he will resign on Friday
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King says he will resign as premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative party effective Friday at noon. King, 53, told reporters today that h...
Feb 20, 2025
Team Saskatchewan eliminated from Scotties championship contention
Nancy Martin and Team Saskatchewan have been eliminated from playoff contention at the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay.Despite the team's 5-3 record heading into the final day of poo...
Feb 20, 2025