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CP NewsAlert: 3 B.C. Conservatives kicked from the party will sit as Independents
VICTORIA - A group of three former B.C. Conservative legislators have announced they will sit as Independents in the provincial legislature. Dallas Brodie was kicked out of the party on Friday over he...
Mar 10, 2025

Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott new CEO of Nordiq Canada
CANMORE, Alta. - Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott has taken on the job of chief executive officer of Nordiq Canada. The organization is the governing body of cross-country skiing and pa...
Mar 10, 2025

Utah defenseman Juuso Valimaki out 8-9 months after surgery to repair a torn ACL
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Juuso Valimaki is expected to be out 8-9 months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL, Utah Hockey Club general manager Bill Armstrong said Monday. The 26-year-old defens...
Mar 10, 2025

6th Annual Playoff Hockey Draft and Steak Supper
The Star City Royal Canadian Legion is hosting the Sixth Annual Playoff Hockey Draft and Steak Supper April 17 at the Star City Elks Hall. See the poster for details.
Mar 10, 2025

Quebec creates new committee to study whether secularism rules are being followed
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is creating a committee to make recommendations on how to strengthen secularism in the province. Announced this morning, the committee will study whether Quebec's secu...
Mar 10, 2025

Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet prince ahead of summit with US
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia to visit the oil-rich kingdom's crown prince ahead of his official meeting with America's top diplomat a...
Mar 10, 2025

U.S. commerce secretary says steel and aluminum tariffs coming this week
WASHINGTON - Canada remains in the crosshairs of U.S. President Donald Trump's enormous tariff agenda, with steel and aluminum duties set to come into force on Wednesday. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howar...
Mar 10, 2025
Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rate amid trade uncertainty
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's interest rate announcement arrives on Wednesday in a cloud of uncertainty thanks to a shifting trade war with the United States.Most economists expect the central bank wi...
Mar 10, 2025

Canada to host Argentina for pair of women's soccer friendlies in B.C. in April
Canada will host Argentina in a pair of women's international soccer friendlies in B.C. during the April FIFA international window. The seventh-ranked Canadians will play No. 33 Argentina at B.C. Plac...
Mar 10, 2025
Liberals turn to transition plans after Mark Carney installed as new leader
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs are gathering on Parliament Hill this afternoon to huddle after the party selected its new leader, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney.Carney is heading into a day full of ...
Mar 10, 2025