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Number of temporary foreign workers in Quebec on the rise, labour minister says
QUEBEC - The number of temporary foreign workers is on the rise in Quebec, and the province's labour minister says he expects the trend to continue. Jean Boulet told a news conference today that the n...
Mar 01, 2023
Beban Park access & Bowen Rd. lane closures result from converging City projects
NANAIMO - Access to Beban Park and travel along Bowen Rd. are scheduled to be interrupted over the coming weeks to make space for infrastructure upgrades.Both the Midtown Gateway Project and Midtown W...
Mar 01, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan banning TikTok on government-issued devices
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says it is banning the use of the TikTok app on government-owned devices pending the results of a threat assessment by the federal government. More coming. The Can...
Mar 01, 2023
Senators goaltender Mads Sogaard named NHL rookie of the month for February
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators goaltender Mads Sogaard is the NHL's rookie of the month for February. The 22-year-old went 4-0-1 with a .922 save percentage and 2.33 goals-against average in six appearanc...
Mar 01, 2023
Auger-Aliassime out of Dubai Tennis Championships with second-round loss to Sonego
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 loss to Italy's Lorenzo Sonego on Wednesday. Soneg...
Mar 01, 2023
Two Tory MPs silent after Poilievre says they 'regret' meeting German politician
OTTAWA - Two Conservative members of Parliament are remaining tight-lipped about whether they regret meeting with a German politician, which is something Pierre Poilievre has said they do. Neither Les...
Mar 01, 2023
Intel agencies: No sign adversaries behind 'Havana Syndrome'
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence agencies cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called "Havana syndrome," the hundreds of cases of brain injuries and other symp...
Mar 01, 2023
Ex-Tory MP Bernard Valcourt pleads not guilty to obstructing, resisting police
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt has pleaded not guilty to obstructing and resisting police. Valcourt, 71, is accused of allegedly obstructing the work ...
Mar 01, 2023
World champion curler Lisa Weagle to oversee Canadian team in Youth Olympic Games
CALGARY - World champion curler Lisa Weagle will be Canada's chef de mission at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in a place where she became an Olympian herself. The 36-year-old from Ottawa made he...
Mar 01, 2023
Kings trade Quick to Blue Jackets for Gavrikov, Korpisalo
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings achieved their goal of adding a quality defenseman near the trade deadline. It came with a heavy cost. The Kings acquired defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goa...
Mar 01, 2023