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CAQ whip resigns from caucus, to run for Conservatives in next federal election
QUEBEC - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has dipped into the Quebec government ranks to add a new candidate to his team. Eric Lefebvre, the Coalition Avenir Qubec government whip, is leav...
Apr 17, 2024

USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics
LeBron James is going back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years. Stephen Curry is headed to the games for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eyes on history. And they're jus...
Apr 17, 2024

USA Basketball unveils its men's team for the Paris Olympics
LeBron James plans to go back to the Olympics. Stephen Curry is planning on going for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eye on history. And they're just part of a star-studded roster...
Apr 17, 2024

New budget is 'disappointing', adds to public debt: local MP
The local Member of Parliament is chastising the Trudeau government for not reining in spending in its new budget.Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's 2024 budget keeps the deficit capped at $40 billi...
Apr 17, 2024

Canada is expected to win 22 medals at the Paris Olympics
Canada is expected to win a total of 22 medals, including six gold, at the Paris Summer Olympics, which open on July 26. This forecast is done by Nielsen's Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical...
Apr 17, 2024

Barry Trotz switched from NHL coach to GM. It has been a success with Predators back in the playoffs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Barry Trotz never put a label on whether he was rebuilding, retooling or simply trying to reset the Nashville Predators during his first season as general manager. Revival migh...
Apr 17, 2024

Vernon's mayor pleased with supports to elderly renters
A Vernon-led call for better supports for seniors renting their homes has been implemented by the province, to which the local Mayor is very pleased.Vernon City Council first proposed improvements to ...
Apr 17, 2024

Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has one more shot to reach 70-goal milestone
TAMPA, Fla. - Auston Matthews has one more chance to reach a milestone not touched in nearly three decades. The Maple Leafs sniper was unable to score in Tuesday night's 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthe...
Apr 17, 2024

In the news today: Fed's budget pitch begins, Leaf's Matthews still shy of 70
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals to sell budget as boon to fairness It's now up to the federal Liberal ...
Apr 17, 2024

Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up
OTTAWA - It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders. So far, if unsurprisingly, their critics and political riva...
Apr 17, 2024

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