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Riders searching for next Canadian star at CFL combine
In 2007, Corey Mace was a CFL prospect trying to earn a job.Now, as the new head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Port Moody, B.C. product is looking to give some Canadian talent their chanc...
Mar 20, 2024

Spending expected as 2024-25 Saskatchewan budget set to be released
Explaining how it's going to run the province, where the dollars are going to go and where its priorities lie, the Government of Saskatchewan is set to unveil its budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year We...
Mar 20, 2024

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he's quitting as head of his party and the country
LONDON (AP) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as leader of the country soon as a successor is chosen. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the ce...
Mar 20, 2024

Protesters block Newfoundland and Labrador legislature ahead of provincial budget
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A group of more than 100 protesting fishers blocked Newfoundland and Labrador government officials from entering the legislature on Wednesday ahead of the scheduled presentation of ...
Mar 20, 2024

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia's coast
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia's northernmost coast on Wednesday. Local fishermen rescued six refugees who said more people were ...
Mar 20, 2024

In the news today: Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting on visa
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting for word on Canadian vi...
Mar 20, 2024

How to pay your respects to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in Ottawa
OTTAWA - People have another chance to pay their respects to Brian Mulroney in Ottawa today before the public tributes move to Montreal. The former prime minister died on Feb. 29 at age 84. Officials ...
Mar 20, 2024

Feds eye 'more responsive' models for RCMP's contract policing across Canada
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is looking for ways to improve policing services provided under contract by the RCMP across Canada - eyeing everything from overall cost and sustainability to stronger ...
Mar 20, 2024

Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting for word on Canadian visa
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A 62-year-old Ontario woman says her brother has died in northern Gaza after weeks spent searching for food and refuge while he waited for word from the federal government about whe...
Mar 20, 2024

Uganda, Ghana LGBTQ+ activists urge Ottawa to step up action against homophobic laws
OTTAWA - Canada is missing a pivotal moment to fight a rollback of LGBTQ+ rights abroad, activists say, and they're urging the Liberal government to put more action behind its condemnation of homophob...
Mar 20, 2024