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QUEBEC - The Quebec government will present a budget on March 12 that is expected to have a larger deficit than originally estimated. Quebec's Finance Minister Eric Girard said today the government's ...

CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is warning that softening oil prices means provincial funding won't keep pace with population growth in next week's budget.In a televised provincewide addr...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Dani Alves, one of the most successful soccer players of his generation, was found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub and sentenced to four years and six months ...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $67.3 billion in December, helped by strength in sales at new car dealers. However, the agency says its early estimate of retail sales...

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Peiyun Chien shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour event in Thailand, the first of three tournaments on the LPGA's A...

Alberta's Jobs, Economy and Trade Minister says the government is working on addressing a shortage of skilled trades people and health care workers.Matt Jones says the government wants to "change our ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Albania's Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are proce...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub, a Spanish court ruled on Thursday. The three-judge panel senten...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Support for military aid to Ukraine rising: poll More Canadians want the federa...

LONDON - A man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., is set to be sentenced today. Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was found guilty in November of four counts of first-degree murder and o...