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After busy open-window period, CFL free agency slated to begin Tuesday afternoon
Shawn Burke is ready for CFL free agency to begin with much of the heavy lifting having already been done. The free-agent period officially begins Tuesday at 12:01 p.m. ET but that will be somewhat an...
Feb 10, 2025
B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia-based Helijet International has agreed to donate a fully operational medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine. The helicopter airline and charter service sa...
Feb 10, 2025
Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says children and their families who lived under Canada's First Nations child welfare system from 1991 to 2022 can apply for a class action settlement starting i...
Feb 10, 2025
Extreme cold warnings across Sask. with frigid weather expected all week
It's a good excuse to snuggle up beside your special someone this Valentine's week. The province is in a deep freeze that isn't going anywhere soon, with much of Saskatchewan under an Extreme Cold War...
Feb 10, 2025
Jones to coach Homan's team at Canadian women's curling championship
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Jennifer Jones returns to the Canadian women's curling championship as a coach of the world's top-ranked team. Defending Canadian and world champion Rachel Homan will have Jones on...
Feb 10, 2025
Singh promises 100% tariffs on Tesla, revival of electric vehicle incentive program
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should charge 100 per cent tariffs on Tesla vehicles for as long as its trade war with the United States continues. He also says in a new release today th...
Feb 10, 2025
New laws not the 'only tool in the box' to bolster ballot integrity: elections chief
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer acknowledges that proposed changes to bolster the integrity of the next national vote are unlikely to become law before Canadians head to the polls. But Stpha...
Feb 10, 2025
Trump is expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans who was not authorized to speak publicly. Trump alrea...
Feb 10, 2025
Trump is expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon Democratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans. Trump commuted Blagojevich's 14-year sent...
Feb 10, 2025
Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn't fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release all the money. U.S. Distri...
Feb 10, 2025