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Trudeau announces national school food program to feed 400,000 more kids per year
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will include a national school food program. Trudeau made the announcement in Toronto today with Finance Minister Chrystia Freel...
Apr 01, 2024

Canada's Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents and charter flight
OTTAWA - Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents. The government has also arranged for a charter flight for Canadians who pay a ...
Apr 01, 2024

Petapan Treaty: Innu accuse Quebec of bad faith on talks for innovative agreement
QUEBEC - Three Innu communities in Quebec are accusing the provincial government of acting in bad faith a year after the deadline passed to conclude a treaty that has been under negotiation for more t...
Apr 01, 2024

Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, with deaths
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. The Iranian Arabic-la...
Apr 01, 2024

Italy's Retornaz beats Canada's Gushue 7-6 at world men's curling championship
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Italy's Joel Retornaz drew the four-foot ring in an extra end for a 7-6 victory over Canada's Brad Gushue on Monday at the world men's curling championship. It was the firs...
Apr 01, 2024

Gosling cousins make women's world hockey championship debuts together
Julia and Nicole Gosling agree they like playing with each other a lot more than playing against each other. The cousins from London, Ont., have done both in their hockey careers. They've gone head to...
Apr 01, 2024

Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
The 2024 version of March Madness has apexed with a trio of streak busters in the desert. N.C. State is in the Final Four for the first time since Jim Valvano ran around trying to find someone to hug ...
Apr 01, 2024

Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister BenoƮt Pelletier dies at 64
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benot Pelletier has died in Mexico at age 64. In a statement announcing his death, his family described him as an attentive husband and devoted father who was de...
Apr 01, 2024

Welcome, newcomers: Soto, Burnes and Chapman have made strong impressions after switching teams
Corbin Burnes threw six one-hit innings in his Baltimore debut, and Matt Chapman homered twice in his second game with San Francisco. That all paled in comparison to what Juan Soto did in his first se...
Apr 01, 2024

CPP Investments and Bridgepoint sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media
TORONTO - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and investment manager Bridgepoint have signed a deal to sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media, the company behind Formula One auto racing. The transact...
Apr 01, 2024