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Iowa Senate OKs bill removing gender identity protections, sending change to the House
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Senate approved a bill Thursday that will strip gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code, sending the proposal to the Iowa House for possible fin...
Feb 27, 2025

B.C. to require Canadian-made biofuels to meet standards for gas, diesel
British Columbia's energy minister says the province will soon require Canadian-made products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel. Adrian Dix says B.C.'s requirement of five-per...
Feb 27, 2025

Defending champion Gushue aiming to win Brier for a record seventh time
KELOWNA, B.C. - There was a time when a Canadian men's curling championship always seemed just out of Brad Gushue's reach. Now the veteran skip is simply the man to beat at the Montana's Brier. His St...
Feb 27, 2025

Ottawa Redblacks to hold 2025 training camp at Queen's University
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will be taking their training camp on the road. The CFL club announced Thursday it will hold this year's camp at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. It's the first time ...
Feb 27, 2025

Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 prisoners requested by the U.S. government, a Me...
Feb 27, 2025

Montreal-area mayors outraged as Quebec tables bill to expand hazardous landfill
MONTREAL - Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government's decision to force the City of Blainville to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site. Blainville...
Feb 27, 2025

Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from Canada 'irresponsible'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June. At ...
Feb 27, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal
QUBEC - A long-serving minister in Quebec's Coalition Avenir Qubec government has resigned amid a scandal over the auto insurance board's online platform. Quebec Premier Franois Legault says Cybersecu...
Feb 27, 2025

Alberta continues reducing red tape
The Government of Alberta has tabled its ninth red tape reduction bill in an effort to continue reducing regulatory burdens for Albertans and businesses. The province says that since 2019, it's elimin...
Feb 27, 2025

Quebec man sentenced for 3D-printed guns, online hate speech against Jews
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including hate speech against Jews and the 3D printing of firearms. Pascal Tribout, 38, was sentence...
Feb 27, 2025