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Raptors forward Barrett on anthem booing: 'Everybody's entitled to their own opinion'
TORONTO - RJ Barrett got right to it as soon as he stepped in front of the cameras and microphones of a post-practice media scrum at the Toronto Raptors' training facility. "Let's get it out of the wa...
Feb 03, 2025
Canada's chief justice decries misinformation as top court turns 150
VICTORIA - Canada's chief justice says the nation's top court is expanding public outreach as "misinformation and disinformation" circulate and more people get their information from social media. Chi...
Feb 03, 2025
Quebec officials move forward on plan to respond to punishing U.S. tariffs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is meeting with several of the province's financial heavyweights today as his administration readies its response to the tariffs set to be imposed by United S...
Feb 03, 2025
Moe calls for ‘de-escalation,’ but supports first round of counter-tariffs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is continuing to call for "de-escalation" of the looming trade war between Canada and the United States, but says he supports the first round of counte...
Feb 03, 2025
UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday, ...
Feb 03, 2025
Canadian defensive back Campbell returns to Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - Canadian Tevaughn Campbell is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The six-foot, 200-pound defensive back re-signed with the CFL club Monday following six seasons in the NFL. Campbell, a T...
Feb 03, 2025
Sturgeon Lake First Nation calls on governments to study and protect 11,000 year old settlement
Following a major archaeological discovery west of Prince Albert involving the uncovering of a settlement that dates back 11,000 years, Sturgeon Lake First Nation and its council are calling on local,...
Feb 03, 2025
Paynton Rhubarb Festival
Before prairie hardy tree fruits were available, pioneer kitchens relied on Rhubarb to make jam, pies, and tasty treats for the family. Its leaves were the creative part of many prairie kid playtime!T...
Feb 03, 2025
Here's the latest as Canada faces tariffs from United States President Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump confirmed this weekend that 25 per cent tariffs against Canadian goods will go into effect on Tuesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada will retaliate...
Feb 03, 2025
Trump and Trudeau to talk as Canada braces for trade war with U.S.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to speak with President Donald Trump today as Canada's leaders scramble to prepare for a trade war with the United States.Trump mentioned the planned...
Feb 03, 2025