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Beware risk of 'mutually sabotaging competition' on corporate subsidies: Freeland
WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is warning of the dangers of a global "race to the bottom" as government spending fuels the growth of the new green economy. Freeland issued the "polite...
Apr 12, 2023
Prairie premiers' fears about Lametti comments have 'no grounding in truth': Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Prairie premiers of distorting the words of his justice minister after comments David Lametti made at a meeting of Assembly of First Nations chiefs l...
Apr 12, 2023
Sophomore receiver Tyson Philpot sees opportunity to excel in 2023 with Alouettes
Once again, Tyson Philpot will play football minus a brother. The Montreal Alouettes receiver spent his rookie campaign without his twin brother, Jalen, a receiver with the Calgary Stampeders. The two...
Apr 12, 2023
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk fined $5K for cross-checking
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk was fined $5,000 on Wednesday for cross-checking Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson. The incident occurred at 19:10 of the third period of Tuesday n...
Apr 12, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Teenager dies after being stabbed on transit bus in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say a teenager has died from his injuries after he was stabbed while aboard a transit bus in the city. Police say it happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night. Inves...
Apr 12, 2023
Canada's Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia
Hayley Wickenheiser, Tessa Virtue and Clara Hughes are among dozens of former Canadian Olympians banned from entering Russia for signing a statement encouraging the removal of Russian athletes from ne...
Apr 12, 2023
Extended power outages raise questions about resilience of Quebec's power grid
MONTREAL - The weeklong power outages across Quebec after the April 5 ice storm are raising questions about the resilience of the province's electrical grid. Franois Bouffard, an electrical engineerin...
Apr 12, 2023
Forge FC executive Costa Smyrniotis joins Canadian Premier League front office
TORONTO - Costa Smyrniotis, who helped build Forge FC into a championship franchise, is joining the Canadian Premier League as executive vice-president, soccer. Smyrniotis, who served as director of f...
Apr 12, 2023
Prairie premiers call on prime minister to retract justice minister’s comments on NRTA
The premiers of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta are outraged after federal Justice Minister David Lametti said he would look into rescinding the Natural Resource Transfer Agreements (NRTA) between ...
Apr 12, 2023
Local RCMP Member Skydiving To Raise Money for Teddy Bears Anonymous
Cst. Danielle Spraggs, an RCMP Member from the Ahtahkakoop Detatchment, will be jumping out of a plane in Moose Jaw for a skydiving free fall to raise funds for Teddy Bears Anonymous on September 2nd....
Apr 12, 2023