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2024 presidential election campaign looks like 2020 rematch, in more ways than one
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's unofficial campaign strategy for 2024: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The sitting U.S. president formally launched his bid for re-election early today with a three-minute vi...
Apr 25, 2023
Toronto FC gets veteran forward CJ Sapong from Nashville, MacNaughton goes other way
Toronto FC has traded centre back Lukas MacNaughton and up to US$200,000 in general allocation money to Nashville SC for forward CJ Sapong. The move gets Toronto a veteran striker. TFC has been short ...
Apr 25, 2023
Blade to Barron's face makes NHL players cringe, but they say no to extra protection
Morgan Barron's stitched face sends a shudder through his NHL brethren, but players find the idea of more facial protection equally distasteful. While many players have voluntarily adopted cut-resista...
Apr 25, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
Tampa fans and Toronto Maple Leafs' general manager Kyle Dubas got into an exchange of insults at Amalie Arena in Game 3. While censors made sure to block the words that moms don't want their youngste...
Apr 25, 2023
In The News for April 25: Federal campaign officials testify on foreign interference
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, April 25, 2023 ... What we are watchi...
Apr 25, 2023
Liberal, Conservative campaign operatives to testify on foreign election meddling
OTTAWA - Members of the Liberal and Conservative backrooms will step into the spotlight to testify today before a parliamentary committee that's probing allegations of foreign election interference. T...
Apr 25, 2023
'Missing in action': gun-control groups chide NDP over noncommital stance on bill
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are coming under pressure from gun-control advocates to support the Liberals in enacting a permanent ban on assault-style firearms. In a pair of open letters, variou...
Apr 25, 2023
Mental-health services come too late, experts say, after uptick in violence
VANCOUVER - Recent cases of violence across Canada demonstrate a clear need to treat mental illness early instead of waiting until a serious crime happens, says an executive with the Canadian Mental H...
Apr 25, 2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visiting B.C's Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER - Germany's president is visiting the Lower Mainland today on the third day of his four-day trip to Canada. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is slated to take a tour of the Burnaby fuel cell company ...
Apr 25, 2023
Baffinland requests further production increase at Nunavut iron ore mine
POND INLET, Nunavut - The owner of an iron ore mine on the tip of Baffin Island says it needs to again increase production to prevent job losses, and several federal cabinet ministers are calling on a...
Apr 25, 2023