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West Fraser Timber encouraged by outlook despite ongoing challenges: CEO
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. president and CEO Sean McLaren says he expects the company will continue to experience unpredictable challenges such as inflation risks and labour constraints. ...
Feb 15, 2024
Canada's Fernandez ousted by Rybakina in Qatar Open quarterfinals
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the Qatar Open on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2 quarterfinal loss to third seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., led th...
Feb 15, 2024
Canadian swimmer Knox wins men's 200 medley at world championships
DOHA, Qatar - Finlay Knox of Okotoks, Alta., won Canada's second gold medal of the 2024 world aquatics championships Thursday with a victory in the men's 200-metre medley. The 23-year-old finished in ...
Feb 15, 2024
Poilievre says he would 'cut wasteful foreign aid,' work towards NATO spending target
POINTE-CLAIRE, Que. - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pledging that a future government would cut what he calls "wasteful foreign aid" and would not allow funding to go to "dictators, terroris...
Feb 15, 2024
RCMP use of private-sector surveillance services worries federal privacy watchdog
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog is urging the RCMP to do a better job of assessing the privacy implications of commercial surveillance and monitoring services before using them. In a report presented to P...
Feb 15, 2024
Rural fire sweeps smoke across much of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A blanket of smoke across much of the city Thursday morning came from a rural property burn.Smoke moved across Nanaimo's north and central areas in the 8 a.m. hour on Thursday, Feb. 15, stem...
Feb 15, 2024
Some members of Parliament, ministers assigned police protection as security tightens
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP whose Toronto office was vandalized this week is among several federal politicians under visible police protection on Parliament Hill. Melissa Lantsman's Thornhill office wa...
Feb 15, 2024
Prime minister and Manitoba premier expected to finalize health deal
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to sign a health-care agreement with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew on Thursday. The two governments agreed in principle last year on a plan that would...
Feb 15, 2024
Prince Edward Island signs exclusive tourism marketing deal with NHL
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada's smallest province is looking to boost its tourism profile through a deal with the National Hockey League. The agreement announced Tuesday designates Tourism Prince Edward Isla...
Feb 15, 2024
Kylian Mbappe has told PSG he will leave at the end of the season, AP source says
Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he will leave the club at the end of the season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on conditio...
Feb 15, 2024