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Boost Indigenous business to counter Trump's tariff threats, leaders say
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats rattle Canadian investors, the head of a group representing thousands of Indigenous businesses is calling for governments and Canadians to boos...
Feb 07, 2025
Canucks trade defenceman Mark Friedman to Predators for future considerations
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks traded depth defenceman Mark Friedman to the Nashville Predators for future considerations Friday. The 29-year-old played five NHL games with Vancouver this season to...
Feb 07, 2025
Prince Albert Ski League soars at Alberta competition
The Prince Albert Ski League (PASL) was reaching new heights last weekend while competing at their first-ever Alberta competition. A handful of members, including four athletes and coach Andrea Ornawk...
Feb 07, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. U.S. District Judg...
Feb 07, 2025
Missing plane in Alaska had sudden drop in elevation and speed before signal lost, Coast Guard says
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A single-engine plane flying over water in Alaska just south of the Arctic Circle with 10 people on board experienced a sudden loss in elevation and speed just before its signal ...
Feb 07, 2025
Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali's name instead of change it to Mount McKinley
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America's tallest peak as Denali rather than change...
Feb 07, 2025
Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali's name instead of change it to Mount McKinley
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America's tallest peak as Denali rather than change...
Feb 07, 2025
Tory candidate won't apologize for joking that polar bears could deal with homeless
WINNIPEG - A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won't apologize for making a joke about tackling homelessness by letting polar bears roam free in Winnipeg. Wall...
Feb 07, 2025
Toronto FC GM lifts the lid on the trade that sent Marshall-Rutty to Montreal
TORONTO - Six months after shipping talented wingback/winger Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to rival CF Montreal, Toronto FC GM Jason Hernandez opened up on the why behind the trade, warts and all. "Institut...
Feb 07, 2025
Joly won't say whether 'abhorrent' Trump pitch to clear Gaza means ethnic cleansing
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly won't say whether she thinks U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip - but she is calling his recent comments "abhorre...
Feb 07, 2025
