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Canada's dairy industry says tariffs less scary than threats to supply management
MONTREAL - Members of Canada's dairy industry say they're less worried about the threat of steep U.S. tariffs than about a looming battle over supply management. U.S. President Donald Trump has threat...
Mar 11, 2025

Alberta approves new treatment for advanced prostate cancer
The Government of Alberta has made Pluvicto, a new radiopharmaceutical treatment for advanced prostate cancer, available to Albertans in an effort to improve treatment access. A national pricing agree...
Mar 11, 2025

Resort confirms Kicking Horse gondola fell one metre to ground, 8 on board
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The owner of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C., has confirmed eight people were aboard a gondola that fell to the ground Monday morning. Resorts of the C...
Mar 11, 2025

Incoming prime minister Mark Carney says he has put his assets in a blind trust
OTTAWA - Mark Carney's leadership campaign says he has given a "full and robust conflict of interest management plan" to the country's ethics commissioner. In a media statement, the campaign says that...
Mar 11, 2025

Measles exposure at Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre: public health
MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials say someone contagious with the measles virus who was not vaccinated attended an NHL game at the Bell Centre on March 3 between the Canadiens and the Buffal...
Mar 11, 2025

Carney's win kills Liberals' much-delayed plan to change capital gains tax
OTTAWA - Mark Carney's victory in the Liberal leadership race puts the final nail in the coffin of Ottawa's controversial plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains. When they tabled their budge...
Mar 11, 2025

Senators minority owners join others in expanded Ottawa Rapid ownership group
OTTAWA - Ottawa Rapid FC, whose owners include Northern Super League co-founders Diana Matheson and Thomas Gilbert, has fleshed out its ownership group. Investors include Ottawa Senators minority owne...
Mar 11, 2025

Jennifer Heil named Canada’s chef de mission for 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics
Jennifer Heil set the bar for Canada at the 2006 Turin Olympics. The decorated skier captured the country's first medal - and its attention - with a gold in moguls on the opening day of competition. N...
Mar 11, 2025

Canada's Kingsbury claims silver in World Cup moguls in Livigno, remains at 98 wins
LIVIGNO - Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury won silver at a World Cup moguls event Tuesday. Kingsbury scored 82.90 points on the same course that will be used at next year's Milan-Cortin...
Mar 11, 2025

Officials say separatists attack a train in Pakistan and the fate of hundreds on board is not clear
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani insurgents attacked a passenger train in a tunnel and claimed to take over 100 hostages on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to reach the remote area. The fate of the...
Mar 11, 2025