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Pharrell calls for empathy from US leaders after being honored at Black Music Collective event
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At a pre-Grammy event celebrating Black music’s cultural power, Pharrell Williams…
Wagon-dragging B.C. islanders face weeks without vehicle bridge, knocked askew by tug
DELTA — When Abby Collier heard that the only bridge connecting Westham Island to Delta…
Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
Melody Leinweber’s latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak,…
Trump threatens tariffs, decertification on Canadian-made aircraft
U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Bombardier in a threat to decertify and tariff Canadian-made…
TV hit Heated Rivalry reflects Canadian values as LGBTQ rights threatened: Carney
OTTAWA — The Canadian TV show about two professional hockey players who fall in love…
Carney, premiers say they’re ‘united’ ahead of upcoming CUSMA review
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers said Thursday they’re maintaining a united…
Blue Jays run helps boost Rogers’ profit, company eyes buyout of remaining MLSE stake
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays’ run to Game 7 of the World Series helped…
Canada Post, union finalize outstanding contractual language in tentative deals
OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers say they…
Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work
MONTREAL — Quebec’s private doctors federation is mounting a legal challenge against a law that…
Ottawa, South Korea pledge to bring auto manufacturing to Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government has signed an agreement with South Korea with the goal…
Sobeys parent company Empire shutters Voilà grocery delivery in Alberta
STELLARTON — Sobeys parent company Empire Co. Ltd. is closing its Voilà grocery delivery facilities…
StatCan says income and wealth gap grew wider in third quarter
OTTAWA — The gap between the country’s highest earning and wealthiest households and those at…
Some blind fans to experience Super Bowl with tactile device that tracks ball
Some blind and low-vision fans will have unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to…
TKMS signs agreement with Seaspan on submarine sustainment
OTTAWA — German submarine manufacturer TKMS has signed an agreement to team up with Seaspan…
Ari Emanuel’s ‘fiery, furious’ memoir to be released this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood super-agent and power broker Ari Emanuel will have a memoir…
Responders recall a mission of recovery and grief a year after the midair collision near DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — For some, it was the children’s luggage and small ice skates that…
Ford, Holt agree with Carney — almost nothing is ‘normal’ with U.S. right now
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said Wednesday they…
Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown
NEW YORK (AP) — No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash…
B.C.-based Pattison says it didn’t know Virginia warehouse was to become ICE facility
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment…
Ex-judge to decide if Vancouver constables must apologize in person to Heiltsuk pair
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has appointed a retired judge…
Canadian companies criticized over ties to U.S. immigration enforcement
OTTAWA — Canadian companies are coming under fire over their ties to U.S. Immigration and…
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump heritage site enjoys boost after shout out on ‘The Pitt’
A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta is enjoying a recent uptick in interest spurred…
Inuit call for a larger role in Canada’s Arctic defence surge
OTTAWA — The leader of the national organization representing Inuit says the federal government must…
Federal money for Arctic projects should go to the territories: N.W.T. premier
OTTAWA — Federal money meant for Arctic projects and programs should go to the territories,…