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Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump
BUENOS AIRES (AP) - President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina's withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to profound differences with the U.N. agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wedn...
Feb 05, 2025
4 Nations players, coaches face quick turnaround ahead of tournament
Sidney Crosby knows the formula. The Canadian hockey icon has suited up for his country at all levels throughout his decorated career. He usually ends up with a gold medal hanging from his neck, arms-...
Feb 05, 2025
CFL boosts salary cap to over $6.06 million in 2025
TORONTO - CFL teams will have more money to spend on bolstering their rosters in 2025. The league announced Wednesday that its salary cap this season has been set at just over $6.06 million. That's up...
Feb 05, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime loses in Rotterdam, retires from play after second set
ROTTERDAM - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime retired from his first-round match against Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori at the ABN Amro Open on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, stopped play...
Feb 05, 2025
Gun suspect arrested in Regina after four found dead on Saskatchewan First Nation
REGINA - Police have arrested a man accused of pointing a gun at people on a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan a few hours after four people were found dead in a home on another reserve. RCMP say ...
Feb 05, 2025
Mark Carney pledges to beat Trudeau's target date for meeting NATO spending benchmark
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney says he would reach Canada's NATO defence spending target by the end of the decade - two years ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's schedule. Carn...
Feb 05, 2025
International grads more likely to hold jobs below their education levels: StatCan
OTTAWA - International students who graduated from Canadian schools are more likely to be underemployed than their Canadian peers and many are living with lower incomes as a result. Statistics Canada'...
Feb 05, 2025
Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A judge Wednesday threw out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power by trying to protect the men who chased...
Feb 05, 2025
Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A judge has thrown out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed Ahm...
Feb 05, 2025
Prime Minister Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. summit amid threat of Trump tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto on Friday, days after President Donald Trump said he would hold off on his threatened tariffs against Canada f...
Feb 05, 2025