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Canada-Europe security and defence pact to be signed Monday in Brussels
OTTAWA - A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with European leaders in Brussels on Monday will be among the most wide-ranging agreements with a third country Eu...
Jun 20, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students. The order from U.S....
Jun 20, 2025
Rainfall expected most of the weekend
Much of Saskatchewan can expect a wet weekend. Crawford Luke of Environment and Climate Change Canada told northeastNOW some areas will see more precipitation than others to kick off the summer solsti...
Jun 20, 2025
Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.5M US viewers, a drop from last year's Cup and the 4 Nations final
U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago. An average of 2.5 million viewers watched on TN...
Jun 20, 2025
Don’t regulate us like radio, music streamer Spotify tells CRTC
OTTAWA - Music streamer Spotify says Canada's federal broadcast regulator shouldn't impose rules meant for radio on streaming services. Appearing before a CRTC hearing today, company representatives c...
Jun 20, 2025
PWHL's Victoire sign Downie-Landry and Flaherty, lose Grant-Mentis to Seattle
MONTREAL - The Montreal Victoire signed forward Jade Downie-Landry and defender Maggie Flaherty on Friday ahead of the upcoming Professional Women's Hockey League draft. Downie-Landry joins Montreal o...
Jun 20, 2025
Judge says he will order Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge says he'll order Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention. Judge Michael Farbiarz made the ruling from the bench in federal court in New ...
Jun 20, 2025
VIA Rail and Unifor reach tentative agreement, strike averted
MONTREAL - Via Rail has reached a tentative deal with the union representing 2,400 workers across the country. The deal averts a walkout involving members of Unifor, who had voted for a strike mandate...
Jun 20, 2025
LeSage, Rumball part of a sizable Canadian contingent in Major League Rugby playoffs
Ben LeSage normally looks forward to running into fellow Canadian Lucas Rumball. But not Saturday when LeSage's New England Free Jacks host Rumball's Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby's Eastern Con...
Jun 20, 2025
Applications open for new disability benefit program, payments start next month
OTTAWA - Canada's new disability benefit - a program that provides eligible people with up to $200 a month - is now open for applications. The program is available to people with disabilities between ...
Jun 20, 2025
