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Haiti's transitional council names new prime minister in hopes of quelling stifling violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's newly installed transitional presidential council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country's prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its...
Apr 30, 2024
Spy watchdog warns of 'significant legal risks' if cyberops breach international law
OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says Canada's electronic spy agency needs to clearly spell out how its cyberoperations comply with international law. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agenc...
Apr 30, 2024
London Drugs probes if personal data was breached in cyber incident that shut stores
VANCOUVER - London Drugs is investigating whether personal data was compromised in a cybersecurity incident that prompted the company to close all of its stores across Western Canada until further not...
Apr 30, 2024
Bedard, Faber, Hughes named finalists for NHL's rookie of the year award
NEW YORK - Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard, Minnesota Wild defenceman Brock Faber and New Jersey Devils defenceman Luke Hughes are the finalists for this season's Calder Memorial Trophy. The t...
Apr 30, 2024
Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland's motion to introduce budget bill
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains tax rates in a stand-alone bill. The most controversial measure from her recent feder...
Apr 30, 2024
Say Goodbye to Debt
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."As we entered 2024, the high cost of living and i...
Apr 30, 2024
‘Like preparing for a test:’ O’Day, Riders ready to tackle 2024 draft
Jeremy O'Day is hoping all the studying and film work pays off when the CFL draft gets underway.The Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager and his staff have been hard at work over the past few mont...
Apr 30, 2024
Environment commissioner gives Canada failing grade on contaminated sites in North
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says Ottawa is failing to remediate contaminated sites in the North, leaving Indigenous peoples at risk and raising the government's own financial liability ...
Apr 30, 2024
Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says most federal programs aimed at reducing plastic waste are working, but the government isn't tracking its progress toward the goal of zero waste. The gov...
Apr 30, 2024
Trump held in contempt of court for violating gag order in hush money case and ordered to pay $9,000
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some ...
Apr 30, 2024