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Provincial cabinet committee formed to respond to tariff threats
The B.C. Government is taking steps to be ready for potential tariff threats from the United States.The province said Premier David Eby formed a new cabinet committee was established to act as what th...
Jan 29, 2025
Canadian tennis star Auger-Aliassime into Montpellier quarterfinals
MONTPELLIER - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open Occitanie tennis tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over France's Arthur Cazaux on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime, s...
Jan 29, 2025
Preliminary approval granted for spa at The Rise
A plan to establish a spa facility at The Rise has received preliminary support.At the regular meeting Monday, jan. 27, Vernon City Council received a request for an Official Community Plan (OCP) and ...
Jan 29, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Three staff injured in Halifax hospital assault
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health minister says three hospital staff were injured in an assault by a patient this afternoon at the Halifax Infirmary emergency department. Halifax police say they responde...
Jan 29, 2025
Trump directing the opening of Guantanamo Bay detention center to hold migrants in US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United St...
Jan 29, 2025
Abdelrazik's lawyer cites 'serial hypocrisies' in final detention case arguments
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik accused the federal government of "serial hypocrisies" as closing arguments began on his client's lawsuit over his prolonged detention in Sudan. Paul Champ a...
Jan 29, 2025
Canada can strike back swiftly if U.S. imposes tariffs, experts say
OTTAWA - Canadian international trade lawyers say that if the U.S. follows through on President Donald Trump's threat to impose massive tariffs on Canada as early as Saturday, Ottawa could hit back wi...
Jan 29, 2025
Damages in Jasper wildfire rise to $1.2B, goal to clear rubble for May construction
JASPER, ALTA. - The Insurance Bureau of Canada says last year's wildfire in Jasper, Alta., which destroyed one-third of the town's homes and buildings, is the second costliest fire disaster in the cou...
Jan 29, 2025
All six Liberal leadership candidates now registered with Elections Canada
OTTAWA - The six candidates running for Liberal leadership have now all registered with Elections Canada, which monitors their fundraising activities as political leadership contestants under the law....
Jan 29, 2025
Lawyers reach a deal on dividing a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims
HONOLULU (AP) - A last-minute deal reached between lawyers representing victims of a deadly Hawaii wildfire has averted the need for a trial to determine how to split a $4 billion settlement. The unus...
Jan 29, 2025
