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Statistics Canada reports merchandise trade surplus $1.6 billion in November
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade surplus narrowed to $1.6 billion in November as imports rose and exports fell.The result compared with a revised surplus of $3.2 bil...
Jan 09, 2024
Questions surround Canada's donation of air defence system for Ukraine one year on
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says improving air defence is a top priority for his country in the new year, but getting air defence systems onto the battlefield has been slow. The s...
Jan 09, 2024
Madrid and Atletico kickoff Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Rivals meet three times in a month
MADRID (AP) - With Real Madrid enjoying good momentum and Atletico Madrid on a bit of a slump, the city rivals meet in the semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in the first ...
Jan 09, 2024
Thierry Henry says he had depression during career and cried "almost every day" early in pandemic
PARIS (AP) - Thierry Henry, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship with France and is Arsenal's all-time highest scorer, has opened up about the fact he "must have been in depre...
Jan 09, 2024
Thierry Henry says he had depression during career and cried "almost every day" early in pandemic
PARIS (AP) - Thierry Henry, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship with France and is Arsenal's all-time highest scorer, has opened up about the fact he "must have been in depre...
Jan 09, 2024
France gets its youngest-ever prime minister, Gabriel Attal, as Macron shakes up government
PARIS (AP) - Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France's youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from th...
Jan 09, 2024
In the news today: Gazans vie for visas and Iranian student denied a study permit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Families with relatives in Gaza vie for visas Hundreds of families in Canada ho...
Jan 09, 2024
Minor soccer referees in Quebec to wear body cameras to prevent abuse
MONTREAL - In an effort to prevent abuse by parents and some coaches, a minor soccer association in Quebec's Eastern Townships plans to equip referees with body cameras next season. Referees in the as...
Jan 09, 2024
Quebec public school students return to class as strike has system playing catch up
MONTREAL - Quebec public school students will be back in the classroom today after an end to labour strife that had kept some students at home since late November. Major public-sector unions reached t...
Jan 09, 2024
Minor soccer referees in Quebec to wear body cameras to prevent abuse
MONTREAL - In an effort to prevent abuse by parents and some coaches, a minor soccer association in Quebec's Eastern Townships plans to equip referees with body cameras next season. Referees in the as...
Jan 09, 2024