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Elon Musk's Twitter drops government-funded media labels
Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification chec...
Apr 21, 2023
CF Montreal looking to end homestand with win against Red Bulls
MONTREAL - With their three-game homestand coming to a close, CF Montreal are looking to build some momentum heading into a match against New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening. Amid a worst-ever star...
Apr 21, 2023
'Fun place to play:' Las Vegas' Whitecloud ready to take on Jets in home province
Thousands of kilometres from the Las Vegas desert landscape, members from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in southwestern Manitoba donned Vegas Golden Knights jerseys as they watched the team battle the Wi...
Apr 21, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs showed their mettle but now the attention turns to the Edmonton Oilers. Here are five things to know as we head into Friday's post-season action: MCDAVID TIME? Edmonton Oilers ...
Apr 21, 2023
UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation
LONDON (AP) - U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned Friday after an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied civil servants. Raab's announcement on Friday came the day afte...
Apr 21, 2023
US to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tank
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - The United States will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use and maintain Abrams tanks in the coming weeks, as the it continues to speed up its effort to get ...
Apr 21, 2023
In The News for April 21 : Canada's premiers, police chiefs to talk bail reform
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 April 21 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 21, 2023
'A perfect example of what not to do': ex-U. S. envoy on PM's reported NATO comments
CLEVELAND - A former U.S. envoy to Ottawa says he's concerned about what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly said about Canadian defence spending. David Jacobson, who served as Barack Obama's amb...
Apr 21, 2023
Canada pledges $39M in sniper rifles, non-lethal aid for Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada is committing another $39 million in weapons and non-lethal military aid to Ukraine. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the latest contribution during a meeting with counterparts f...
Apr 21, 2023
Cost of VW battery plant subsidy raises questions on necessity of securing it
SAINT THOMAS, Ont. - There's nothing small about the $13 billion in subsidies that Canada has promised Volkswagen to secure the automaker's first battery plant outside of Europe, but it remains to be ...
Apr 21, 2023