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Quebec City to host Senators, Canadiens in NHL pre-season games
QUBEC - Decades after their bitter rivalry with the Nordiques came to an end, the Montreal Canadiens are set to make their return to Quebec City. The Canadiens will face the Ottawa Senators in an NHL ...
Jan 27, 2025
Economists expecting sixth straight — but more modest — rate cut from Bank of Canada
Economic forecasts suggest the Bank of Canada will likely lower its key policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday in light of recent inflation and jobs data, bringing it down to thre...
Jan 27, 2025
Winnipeg Blue Bombers release veteran receiver Drew Wolitarsky
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers released Canadian receiver Drew Wolitarsky on Monday. Wolitarsky, 29, had 33 catches for 403 yards and a touchdown in 10 regular-season games in 2024. He was repor...
Jan 27, 2025
Canada's Shapovalov withdraws from Davis Cup tie due to back injury
MONTREAL - Denis Shapovalov is withdrawing from Canada's upcoming Davis Cup tie against Hungary due to a back injury. Tennis Canada says Cleeve Harper of Calgary will replace him in the first-round qu...
Jan 27, 2025
Ford's decision to speed up alcohol sales expansion to cost province $612M: report
TORONTO - Ontario's budget watchdog estimates that the government's decision to speed up the rollout of alcohol sales in corner stores will cost the province more than $600 million. That's nearly thre...
Jan 27, 2025
Marsch on the move as the countdown to the 2026 World Cup hits 500 days
Five hundred days to the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup and Canada coach Jesse Marsch is on the move. A cross-country string of coaching clinics has already taken Marsch to Halifax, Quebec City, Montre...
Jan 27, 2025
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) - The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as ...
Jan 27, 2025
In the news today: Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Krakow, Poland, where leaders ...
Jan 27, 2025
Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions
VANCOUVER - In early 2020, Lili Wu was already "armed to the teeth" whenever she ventured to public places near her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. - face mask, sanitizer, protective eyewear and gloves. ...
Jan 27, 2025
World leaders, survivors in Poland for 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
KRAKOW - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Krakow, Poland, where leaders from around the world are gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The notoriou...
Jan 27, 2025