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Eight Canadian skiers qualify for finals of World Cup halfpipe event in Calgary
CALGARY - Canadian freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe will compete for her first World Cup victory in Calgary since 2019, while teammate Rachel Karker will try for an elusive gold medal at the site of the ...
Feb 14, 2025
Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an expected move after that was fiercely opposed by the feder...
Feb 14, 2025
Eugenie Bouchard crosses over to the pro pickleball circuit, tennis still remains in her plans
Eugenie Bouchard already has her own signature pickleball paddle. She's No. 17 in the pickleball rankings and constantly appears on the main court at events because she's always a big draw. Just to be...
Feb 14, 2025
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
NEW YORK (AP) - Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce b...
Feb 14, 2025
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
NEW YORK (AP) - Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce b...
Feb 14, 2025
Quebec businesswoman, author appointed to the Senate
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate's few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister's Office says in a news releas...
Feb 14, 2025
Fentanyl 'czar' isn't a czar at all, as Brosseau officially named as a commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada's new fentanyl czar, it turns out, isn't a czar at all. The federal government named Kevin Brosseau to the position earlier this week but made it official in an order-in-council publis...
Feb 14, 2025
Canada, U.S. set for next chapter in heated rivalry at 4 Nations: 'I can't wait.'
BROSSARD, Que. - Connor McDavid was hanging out with buddies from his Toronto minor hockey team. Nathan MacKinnon was trying to get home to Nova Scotia from the prep school he attended in Minnesota. A...
Feb 14, 2025
Deep freeze to grip the Battlefords, Meadow Lake over Family Day weekend
Residents of the Battlefords and Meadow Lake areas will have to brace for another wave of extreme cold over the Family Day long weekend before temperatures begin to return to normal by midweek."This c...
Feb 14, 2025
Police say deaths of man, woman in their 70s near Montreal likely murder-suicide
MONTREAL - Police say the deaths of two people in their 70s whose bodies were found Thursday in a Montreal suburb are being investigated as a murder-suicide. Longueuil, Que., police initially describe...
Feb 14, 2025