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Liberal leadership race: A look at the potential candidates
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by Jan. 23 and pay a $350,000 fee to enter ...
Jan 17, 2025
Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) - Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden's forei...
Jan 17, 2025
New Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser smiling as MLS team shifts training camp to Spain
TORONTO - New Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser left for Spain with a smile on his face Friday as the MLS team shifted its training camp to Marbella. Fraser doesn't have a place to live yet in Toronto and...
Jan 17, 2025
Supreme Court to decide next week whether to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been info...
Jan 17, 2025
Impact of Trump tariffs on Metro Vancouver real estate likely short-lived: report
VANCOUVER - A residential market sales forecast by Greater Vancouver Realtors says the impact of possible tariffs from the United States would likely be short-lived. The annual report from the associa...
Jan 17, 2025
Midfielder Quinn excited to create opportunities with NSL's Vancouver Rise
VANCOUVER - Being a trailblazer is nothing new for Canadian midfielder Quinn. Now the Olympic gold medallist is breaking ground once again, signing with Vancouver Rise FC and becoming one of the bigge...
Jan 17, 2025
Group says disability benefit at risk unless Ottawa moves quickly on regulations
OTTAWA - An organization advocating for people with disabilities says the new federal disability benefit could be delayed beyond the promised July 1 payment date because the government still hasn't ap...
Jan 17, 2025
Edmonton Oilers agree to terms on one-year contract with defenceman John Klingberg
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenceman John Klingberg on Friday. Klingberg was a free agent and hasn't played an NHL game since Nov. 11, 2023. The six-fo...
Jan 17, 2025
Madeline Schizas seeks redemption at Canadian figure skating championships
LAVAL, Que. - Madeline Schizas wants her crown back. The two-time national women's champion enters this weekend's Canadian figure skating championships hungry for redemption after falling short of a t...
Jan 17, 2025
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires...
Jan 17, 2025