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Denis Coderre out of Quebec LIberal leadership race after being rejected by party
QUBEC - Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre says he won't appeal a party decision to reject his candidacy for the Quebec Liberal leadership. Coderre writes in a message posted to Facebook on Tuesday n...
Feb 12, 2025
Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois' political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of some charges Wednesday in a mixed verdict i...
Feb 12, 2025
Here's the latest as Canada faces U.S President Donald Trump's tariff threats
OTTAWA - Canada's 13 premiers are in Washington, D.C. today seeking to convince Republicans that U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose stiff tariffs on Canada is not in their best interest. Pri...
Feb 12, 2025
Two earthquakes rattle near Fort St. John, B.C., one felt
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Two earthquakes rattled the Fort St. John area in northeastern B.C., less than two hours apart. Earthquakes Canada says there was no damage reported by either quake, and only the...
Feb 12, 2025
Russians Andreeva, Shnaider down top seeds Dabrowski, Routliffe at Qatar Open
DOHA - Top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand were emphatically eliminated from the women's doubles competition at the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 6-1 lo...
Feb 12, 2025
Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgme...
Feb 12, 2025
Massive winter storm prompts weather warnings across several provinces
HALIFAX - A huge winter storm is expected to descend on parts of Ontario and Quebec tonight and quickly spread across the Atlantic region on Thursday and Friday, prompting Environment Canada to issue ...
Feb 12, 2025
Ian Hanomansing to host live CBC News Network prime-time show from Vancouver
CBC News Network is turning to Ian Hanomansing for its live prime-time coverage. The veteran newsman takes over a daily two-hour slot following "Power & Politics" starting Tuesday, Feb. 18. Live f...
Feb 12, 2025
Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue his administration and ask a judge to reinstate them
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump's new administration. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Was...
Feb 12, 2025
Education Department rescinds Biden memo that threatened to upend college NIL payments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges' plans to pay athletes for their name, image and likeness by makin...
Feb 12, 2025