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Premiers making 'political hay' out of carbon pricing increase, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says premiers would rather complain and "make political hay" out of his federal carbon pricing program than present an alternative to reduce greenhouse gas emiss...
Apr 01, 2024
Emilus snags one-year contract extension from Roughriders
Samuel Emilus' breakout 2023 season has earned him a contract extension.The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday they had signed the 26-year-old receiver to a one-year extension that will k...
Apr 01, 2024
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid named NHL's first star of the week
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid was named the NHL's first star of the week Monday after leading all players with eight points over three games last week. McDavid had three goals and ...
Apr 01, 2024
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign receiver Emilus to one-year contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian receiver Samuel Emilus to a one-year contract extension Monday. The deal keeps Emilus with the Riders through the 2025 season. The six-foot-one 20...
Apr 01, 2024
Raptors guards RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley upgraded to probable vs. Lakers
TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., will likely return to the Toronto Raptors lineup on Tuesday. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic says they will both be listed as probab...
Apr 01, 2024
“Nasty, brutish": Judge describes life at P.A. Pen
As he found Joshua Bird not guilty of beating fellow inmate Elwin Goodpipe in the max unit of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert, Justice Richard Danyliuk used the words of Thomas Hobbes t...
Apr 01, 2024
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
