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Mark Carney would be 'outstanding' addition to federal politics, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney would be an "outstanding addition" to federal politics, and that he has been trying to recruit him to join the po...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada Revenue Agency order to seize Saskatchewan money unusual, say experts
REGINA - Legal experts say the federal government has taken an extraordinary step in trying to take $28 million from Saskatchewan's bank account for not paying carbon levy money, a case that is to be ...
Jul 11, 2024
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries. It says there are questions about the impact of the...
Jul 11, 2024
Thomas opens with 62 to lead Scottish Open by 1 with McIlroy 3 shots behind
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) - Justin Thomas dressed in tartan-patterned trousers and played the part Thursday in the Scottish Open with an 8-under 62, his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour since h...
Jul 11, 2024
Ice Wolves auto-protect hometown players
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have auto-protected two players through the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's 'Stay Here, Play Here' initiative. The program includes valuing hometown players aged 17 and und...
Jul 11, 2024
Yukon government directs mining company to implement 'safeguard' measures after spill
Yukon mines minister John Streicker says the Eagle Gold mine disaster has the territory's residents "justly concerned" about the implications of the mining spill on Yukoners' way of life "for generati...
Jul 11, 2024
Former Quebec junior hockey players released as they appeal sentences for sex assault
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been released as they appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a V...
Jul 11, 2024
Former Quebec junior hockey players released as they appeal sentences for sex assault
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been released as they appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a V...
Jul 11, 2024
Zelenskyy says to win the war, US needs to lift limits on striking military targets inside Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky says that in order to win the war with Russia, the U.S. must lift limits on using its weapons to strike military targets in Russia. Zelenskyy ...
Jul 11, 2024
Philadelphia labor union powerbroker gets 6 years for bribery and theft
READING, Pa. (AP) - A former Philadelphia labor leader who wielded significant clout in Pennsylvania politics was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison for bribing a City Council member and ste...
Jul 11, 2024