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Quebec caps international students but is hazy on numbers
MONTREAL - Quebec is taking steps to cut the number of international students in the province, but can't say by how many. The government will issue a maximum of around 124,000 acceptance certificates ...
Feb 26, 2025

'Beautiful Violence:' champs Muhammad, Shevchenko excited for UFC's Montreal return
MONTREAL - Ultimate Fighting Championship stars Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko prepared for their trip to Montreal by watching a 4 Nations Face-Off matchup at the Bell Centre between Canada a...
Feb 26, 2025

Crown says accused in Quebec daycare deaths not criminally responsible
LAVAL, Que. - The man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when the transit bus he was driving crashed into a Montreal-area daycare two years ago should be found not criminally resp...
Feb 26, 2025

Canada, Germany working on diversifying trade in face of U.S. threats
OTTAWA - Canadian companies and diplomats are working with their European colleagues to find ways to diversify trade as the U.S. threatens to impose steep tariffs. Germany's Ambassador to Canada Tjorv...
Feb 26, 2025

Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches
OTTAWA - Multiple polls now suggest the next federal election - which could begin in a matter of weeks - will be a tight race. At least one major pollster has the Liberals in the lead and ahead of the...
Feb 26, 2025

Olympic and world championship medallist Rebecca Smith retires from swimming
OTTAWA - Rebecca Smith, who helped Canada to a silver medal in the women's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, announced her retirement from competitive swimming Wednesday. Smith, fro...
Feb 26, 2025

The pope's health shows further slight improvement, the Vatican says
ROME (AP) - The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded. A CT chest scan take...
Feb 26, 2025

CF Montréal signs fullback Aleksandr Guboglo to homegrown contract
MONTREAL - CF Montral has signed fullback Aleksandr Guboglo to a homegrown contract, the Major League Soccer club announced Wednesday. The 17-year-old is under contract through 2026, with options for ...
Feb 26, 2025

Chiefs in Ontario to vote on federal child welfare reform deal
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs in Ontario are voting today on whether to accept a child welfare reform deal with the federal government as an election approaches. A national $47.8 billion deal proposed...
Feb 26, 2025

NHL trade deadline: A look at some of the players potentially on the move
The 4 Nations Face-Off dust now settled, NHL general managers have fully pivoted to the league's fast-approaching March 7 trade deadline. Executives are either looking to ship out veterans and gather ...
Feb 26, 2025