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California looks to Canadian timber to help in fire rebuild, despite tariff threat
SACRAMENTO - California homebuilders say they will have few options but to keep buying Canadian lumber even if it's hit with 25 per cent tariffs as they rebuild thousands of homes destroyed by devasta...
Feb 05, 2025
Primary Care Alberta's Virtual MD service hits 100,000 callers milestone
Primary Care Alberta is celebrating a significant milestone with their Virtual MD service.Since its launch in 2022, the service has surpassed the 100,000-caller milestone, connecting Health Link 811 c...
Feb 05, 2025
Nearly 4,000 distracted drivers caught in Alberta last year
Alberta RCMP are wanting to remind motorists of how important it is to be driving distraction-free. They say while operating a motor vehicle on provincial roadways, one should always have complete att...
Feb 05, 2025
Luge world championships an Olympic 'dress rehearsal' for young Canadian team
WHISTLER, B.C. - It's been nearly 15 years since Caitlin Nash stood on the sidelines, watching wide-eyed as luge sleds flew by at stunning speeds, all in pursuit of Olympic glory. Now it's her turn to...
Feb 05, 2025
Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's president said Wednesday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the Uni...
Feb 05, 2025
Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's president said Wednesday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the Uni...
Feb 05, 2025
Don't take out anger at Trump by booing U.S. peewee hockey players: Quebec officials
MONTREAL - Quebec City officials are reminding the public not to boo the 11- and 12-year-old American hockey players who will be in town for a prestigious international peewee tournament that begins n...
Feb 05, 2025
U.S. tariff threat: Quebec furniture company lays off 115 workers after sales drop
MONTREAL - A Quebec furniture manufacturer says the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods has forced it to lay off 115 people in the province. South Shore Furniture says it's laying off 97 people a...
Feb 05, 2025
Don't take out anger at Trump by booing U.S. peewee hockey players: Quebec officials
MONTREAL - Quebec City officials are reminding the public not to boo the 11- and 12-year-old American hockey players who will be in town for a prestigious international peewee tournament that begins n...
Feb 05, 2025
Veteran linebacker Pickett says he's ahead of schedule in off-season injury recovery
Adarius Pickett has started taking significant steps forward in his preparation for the 2025 CFL season. The veteran linebacker started sprinting this week as part of his off-season workouts. That's u...
Feb 05, 2025