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Quebec doesn't seem serious about discussing asylum seeker costs: Ottawa
OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he doesn't think Quebec wants to have serious discussions about the costs and social consequences of the influx of asylum seekers. Miller told re...
Feb 27, 2024
Sean Payton hints at moving on from Russell Wilson, says Broncos have to hit on 'the next one' at QB
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Sean Payton isn't providing anything definitive on Russell Wilson's time in Denver but he did hint at the Broncos moving on from him when he suggested the team cannot afford to...
Feb 27, 2024
Alberta should follow B.C.'s lead in raising minimum wage, says NDP leadership candidate
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley on Tuesday called for Alberta to raise the minimum wage.Ganley says B.C.'s move to $17.40 per hour starting June 1 means Alberta, which sits at $15 as ...
Feb 27, 2024
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah struggles in first pre-season start
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah allowed four earned runs over 1 2/3 innings in his first start of the pre-season Tuesday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers. Manoah, who w...
Feb 27, 2024
His son died in a 2021 B.C. crane tragedy. He wants to know why they still happen
VANCOUVER - When Chris Vilness heard about the crane accident that killed a construction worker in Vancouver last week, he was angry, and he didn't have to imagine what the woman's family was going th...
Feb 27, 2024
Quebec provincial police make 22nd arrest in eastern Quebec drug war crackdown
MONTREAL - Provincial police have arrested a 22nd person they say is tied to a war between crime groups in Quebec City and the eastern part of the province. Organized crime experts say the conflict in...
Feb 27, 2024
No evidence that data was extracted from RCMP during recent cyberattack: commissioner
OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP said Tuesday there was no evidence to date that personal or operational information had been pilfered from the national police force's systems during a recent cyberattack...
Feb 27, 2024
Brooks Bandits' Buttazzoni named BCHL Alberta division player of the week
The following is a submitted story.Brooks Bandits forward Mirko Buttazzoni has been named the BCHL Alberta Division Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.Buttazzoni, 19, scored seven poi...
Feb 27, 2024
Man to plead guilty to helping kill 3,600 eagles, other birds and selling feathers prized by tribes
A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds - including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation - then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildl...
Feb 27, 2024
Political eyes on Conservatives as MPs set to vote for ban on replacement workers
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is expected to vote today on a bill that would ban replacement workers from being used during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces. Liberals are watchin...
Feb 27, 2024