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Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to provide update on Canada Post strike
OTTAWA - Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon will hold a news conference this morning to provide an update on the strike at Canada Post. The minister is set to speak with journalists on Parliamen...
Dec 13, 2024
Canadian women finish tumultuous year unchanged at No. 6 in the FIFA rankings
The Canadian women will finish 2024 unchanged at No. 6 in the FIFA rankings, looking to put the drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympics finally behind them. Canada lost its Olympic title and head c...
Dec 13, 2024
Nick Taylor's putter-toss logo to become permanent icon for RBC Canadian Open
Nick Taylor will now always be linked with the RBC Canadian Open. Golf Canada made Taylor's silhouette a permanent part of the Canadian Open's logo this morning, including adding it to the championshi...
Dec 13, 2024
About 3 in 10 are highly confident in Trump on Cabinet, spending or military oversight: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans may have recently elected Donald Trump to a second term, but that doesn't mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet - or...
Dec 13, 2024
President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France's next prime minister
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally Franois Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, ...
Dec 13, 2024
President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France's next prime minister
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally Franois Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, ...
Dec 13, 2024
In the news today: Canada Post strike hits Day 29, sides far apart
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post strike hits Day 29, sides far apart It's Day 29 of the Canada Post strike, with Christmas fast app...
Dec 13, 2024
Climate groups tried to spur action with a Taylor Swift ticket giveaway. Can it work?
TORONTO - Taylor Swift commands a legion of devotees, but among the thousands decked out in cowboy boots, friendship bracelets and glitter at her Canadian performances, one was not like the others. Mi...
Dec 13, 2024
Canadian officials eyed 'new opportunities' no matter who won U.S. election: memos
OTTAWA - As the U.S. presidential election loomed, Canadian officials envisioned new opportunities for co-operation with their southern neighbour on nuclear energy, supply chain security and carbon ca...
Dec 13, 2024
Conservationists eager to see plan to save rare eastern wolf found in Quebec, Ontario
MONTREAL - Gisle Benoit still gets goosebumps when she remembers the first time she saw a family of eastern wolves emerge from the forests of the Mauricie National Park, under the backdrop of a rising...
Dec 13, 2024