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Carolina Hurricanes managing big injuries, tight Metropolitan Division race
Rod Brind'Amour wouldn't mind seeing his Carolina Hurricanes coast into the playoffs. Given the razor-thin margins in the battle for this season's Metropolitan Division crown, that's unlikely to be th...
Mar 22, 2023

Saskatchewan government expecting to deliver big budget surplus
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is delivering its budget today and expectations are high for more program funding.Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says she is to unveil a substantial projected sur...
Mar 22, 2023

Realtors expect potential buyers to start hunting for a home this spring
Realtors are expecting Canadians to move off the housing market's sidelines this spring.They expect potential buyers to start hunting for a home because the Bank of Canada has eased up on interest rat...
Mar 22, 2023

Sakamoto leads after short program at figure skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women's short program at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday. Aiming to become the first Japanese skater...
Mar 22, 2023

Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the fence leading to the government headquart...
Mar 22, 2023

South Korea says North Korea test-fires cruise missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, three days after the North carried out what it called a simulated nucl...
Mar 22, 2023

In The News for March 22 : A spring renewal for Canada's housing market
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 22 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 22, 2023

Don't assume U.S. minds are made up about Safe Third Country treaty: Canada's envoy
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration is not dismissing out of hand the idea of renegotiating the bilateral 2004 treaty that governs the flow of asylum seekers across its northern border, ...
Mar 22, 2023

Take hard line on Canada's digital tax, online laws, tech associations urge Biden
WASHINGTON - A high-tech industry coalition in the United States is urging President Joe Biden to take a hard line against Canada's approach to digital services. The group says the proposed digital se...
Mar 22, 2023

Transportation Safety Board to report on 2020 scallop vessel sinking off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The Transportation Board of Canada is to release a report today on its investigation into the sinking of a scallop dragger off Nova Scotia more than two years ago. The Chief William Saulis c...
Mar 22, 2023