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The past weekend of football was all about the favourites. Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss. Darren Rizzi named interim coach. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen on Monday, a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints' losing streak to seven gam….
A look at U.S. presidential candidates' ties to Canada ahead of this ...
2 days ago · MONTREAL - Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris — her high school classmates. Long before she became an American vice-president and ...
Canada Post, union, still disagree over weekend delivery following ...
16 hours ago · Canada Post and the union representing its workers are commenting on how weekend talks for a new contract went, with the employer calling them less productive than they'd hoped and the union claiming their employer is focused on flexibility to deliver parcels at the lowest possible cost.
Inflation is down, wages are up. Why are Canadians still frustrated ...
1 day ago · OTTAWA - The federal finance minister has been taking every opportunity to remind frustrated Canadians that after a bumpy pandemic recovery, the nation's economy is actually doing a lot better. Inflation is now at 1.6 per cent, below the Bank of Canada's two per cent target. Interest rates are ...
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Voters in Nova Scotia are scheduled to go to the polls on Nov. 26. At dissolution, the Progressive Conservatives held 34 seats in the 55-seat legislature, the Liberals held 14 seats, the NDP had six and there was one Independent. Quebec says private colleges are selling citizenship. The data tells another story.
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BROSSARD, Que. - As the Montreal Canadiens look for wins and progress, head coach Martin St. Louis is toughening his approach. Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss. Darren Rizzi named interim coach. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen on Monday, a day after a loss at last-place Carolina ...
UN refugee chief says reducing refugee targets is wise if it …
16 hours ago · OTTAWA - The head of the United Nations refugee agency says it is wise of Canada to scale back the number of new refugees it plans to resettle if that helps stabilize the housing market and prevents backlash against newcomers. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, met with the prime ...
Corrective to Nov. 4 story on cap for oil and gas emissions
8 hours ago · OTTAWA - In a story published on Nov. 4 about the federal government's draft regulations to cap emissions from the oil and gas sector, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that emissions from the sector fell seven per cent between 2019 and 2022. In fact the emissions fell four per cent in that ...
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TORONTO - The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered monkeys for medical research in Quebec, after a United States probe allegedly prompted a pharmaceutical giant to sharply increase its im…. Forget the beaver, moose and goose. These are the most Canadian animals.
Supreme Court won't revisit request from four Canadian men held …
1 day ago · OTTAWA - Canada's top court will not reconsider pleas from four Canadian men detained in Syria for a hearing that could open a path to their freedom. Last year the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the men's challenge of a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that said Ottawa is not obligated under ...