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Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump's 35 per cent tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher d...
Aug 01, 2025
Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the United States says a lot of progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade - despite President Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on Canad...
Aug 01, 2025
Poulin, Primerano among players invited to Olympic women's hockey orientation camp
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has invited 30 players to a national women's team orientation camp in Calgary in preparation for the 2026 Olympic Games. The national governing body of hockey is also summoning...
Aug 01, 2025
McDavid, Crosby headline Canada’s Olympic men's hockey camp roster for Milan
CALGARY - Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby are among 42 NHL players invited to Hockey Canada's men's Olympic orientation camp, set for late August in Calgary. The orientation c...
Aug 01, 2025
Canadian aid agencies call for action saying starvation is rampant in Gaza
TORONTO - Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the...
Aug 01, 2025
Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former Colombian President lvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years under house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American ...
Aug 01, 2025
Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thu...
Aug 01, 2025
Osaka reaches NBO fourth round with straight-sets win over Ostapenko in Montreal
MONTREAL - Japan's Naomi Osaka is moving on to the National Bank Open's fourth round after a 6-2, 6-4 win over 22nd-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday. Osaka, a former world No. 1, hit five a...
Aug 01, 2025
Davidovich Fokina upsets 12th seed at National Bank Open; Diallo last Canadian hope
TORONTO - Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain reached the round of 16 at the National Bank Open in Toronto with a straight-sets victory over Jakub Mensik of Czechia. It was an upset of sorts as the 2...
Aug 01, 2025
Clock ticking on Edmonton Elks to string together wins and get into playoff position
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks are aware, with one-third of the CFL season behind them, that they're in must-win territory to have a chance at the playoffs. The Elks (1-5) at home to the Hamilton Tiger-...
Aug 01, 2025