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Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...
Apr 26, 2022

Toronto FC teenager Jayden Nelson gives back to his Brampton elementary school
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Once a Coyote, always a Coyote. Toronto FC teenage midfielder Jayden Nelson lived up to that credo this week when he returned to Copeland Public School to fund a snacks programs for i...
Apr 26, 2022

Suicide blast in southern Pakistan kills 3 Chinese, driver
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - An explosion ripped through a van inside a university campus in southern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing three Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, officials said. A sep...
Apr 26, 2022

Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of bribery for trying to sell a copy of an age...
Apr 26, 2022

Charest climate plan, Canada's role in Musk's Twitter bid : In The News for April 26
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 26 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 26, 2022

Jean Charest's climate plan: no to consumer carbon price, current emissions target
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is promising to repeal the Liberal government's consumer carbon price and eliminate the federal portion of the HST on low-carbon purchases. He a...
Apr 26, 2022

Top Russian diplomat warns Ukraine against provoking WWIII
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's top diplomat warned Ukraine against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict "should not be underestimated" as his country unleashed attacks agai...
Apr 25, 2022

Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 76ers 103-88 to force Game 6
PHILADELPHIA - The Toronto Raptors faced elimination for the second time in three days - and came out victorious once again. Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and 10 rebounds and the Raptors beat the 76e...
Apr 25, 2022

Bichette hits tiebreaking grand slam to power Blue Jays to 6-2 win over Red Sox
TORONTO - Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night at Rogers Centre. The Toronto shortstop turn...
Apr 25, 2022

Horgan apologizes for profanity in legislature during tense question period
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he apologizes for "intemperate comments" he made during a heated question period in the legislature. During a debate Monday with Opposition Liberal...
Apr 25, 2022