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U.S. tariff threat: Quebec furniture company lays off 115 workers after sales drop
MONTREAL - A Quebec furniture manufacturer says the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods has forced it to lay off 115 people in the province. South Shore Furniture says it's laying off 97 people a...
Feb 05, 2025
Don't take out anger at Trump by booing U.S. peewee hockey players: Quebec officials
MONTREAL - Quebec City officials are reminding the public not to boo the 11- and 12-year-old American hockey players who will be in town for a prestigious international peewee tournament that begins n...
Feb 05, 2025
Veteran linebacker Pickett says he's ahead of schedule in off-season injury recovery
Adarius Pickett has started taking significant steps forward in his preparation for the 2025 CFL season. The veteran linebacker started sprinting this week as part of his off-season workouts. That's u...
Feb 05, 2025
Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year-old was d...
Feb 05, 2025
Scott Turner confirmed as Trump's HUD secretary after pledging to address housing shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scott Turner was confirmed Wednesday as the housing secretary, a role central to President Donald Trump's domestic agenda at a time when most Americans say the cost of living around ...
Feb 05, 2025
Scott Turner confirmed as Trump's HUD secretary after pledging to address housing shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scott Turner was confirmed Wednesday as the housing secretary, a role central to President Donald Trump's domestic agenda at a time when most Americans say the cost of living around ...
Feb 05, 2025
FBI agents who 'simply followed orders' in Jan. 6 probes won't be fired, a Justice official says
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents "who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner" while investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are not at risk of being fired, a to...
Feb 05, 2025
Canada's Fernandez through to Abu Dhabi quarterfinals with convincing win over Sun
ABU DHABI - Canada's Leylah Fernandez cruised into the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament with a convincing 6-0, 6-3 win over New Zealand's Lulu Sun on Wednesday. Fernandez, seeded ...
Feb 05, 2025
Trump’s birthright citizenship order gets put on hold by 2nd federal judge
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second temporary pause on President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to som...
Feb 05, 2025
Canadian women's under-20 rugby team to play two games against Ireland in May
Canada's under-20 women's rugby team will face its Irish counterpart in Dublin in May, The May 10 and 17 games at the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) High Performance Centre will mark the first time...
Feb 05, 2025