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CP NewsAlert: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal
EDMONTON - Three Mtis groups have signed a deal with Ottawa that recognizes them as Indigenous governments. The deal between the federal government and the Mtis nations of Alberta, Saskatchewan and On...
Feb 24, 2023
Hootsuite to ditch free plan, begin charging users for social media tool
VANCOUVER - Hootsuite says it will eliminate the free tier of its social media management tool next month. The Vancouver-based technology company says the tool, which allows users to browse, manage an...
Feb 24, 2023
Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B health-care deal
WINNIPEG - The federal government says in a news release that it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province's health-care system over 10 years....
Feb 24, 2023
Canadians 'Stand with Ukraine' on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion
From coast to coast, thousands of Canadians are expected to take part today in a series of rallies in support of Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. Spearheaded by the Ukrainian ...
Feb 24, 2023
Purdue's Zach Edey makes strong case to be player of year
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Brian Nash vividly remembers the first impression Zach Edey made at IMG Academy. The school's coaches were fascinated with the basketball newcomer's size, his potential. Th...
Feb 24, 2023
Live updates | Russia Ukraine War Anniversary
KYIV, Ukraine - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his country has delivered four advanced Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Morawiecki told a news conference in Kyiv Friday that the tanks have a...
Feb 24, 2023
'This could be the year we achieve something:' 'Caps confident ahead of new season
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini and his Vancouver Whitecaps coaching staff wanted to give their players a little time off as they prepared for the Major League Soccer season in Palm Springs, Cali., in recen...
Feb 24, 2023
Olympic gold medals won by Percy Williams to be replaced 43 years after theft
VANCOUVER - The family of a historic Canadian Olympian is set to receive a pair of new gold medals Friday, more than 40 years after the originals won by sprinter Percy Williams disappeared. Williams t...
Feb 24, 2023
In The News for Feb. 24: After a year of war, Canadians still stand with Ukraine
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, Feb. 24, 2023... What we are watching ...
Feb 24, 2023
Ontario church Harriet Tubman attended gets upgrades, to soon reopen for tours
Edward Roy Cassell Smith sometimes imagines his ancestors rejoicing in the balcony of the Salem Chapel, where freed slaves first came to worship nearly 170 years ago. The small church in St. Catharine...
Feb 24, 2023