Murray Wood: What the stars of the World Cup could learn from four-year-olds
Murray Wood says despite what his granddaughter's soccer team lacks in skill - or even understanding of why they're on t...
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla kick off New York trip by honoring victims at the 9/11 Memorial
NEW YORK (AP) - King Charles III and Queen Camilla kicked off their trip to New York City on Wednesday with a visit to the National 9/11 Memorial, where they honored victims of the 2001 attacks and sp...
Apr 29, 2026
Environmental advocates call LNG tax incentive a fossil fuel subsidy
CALGARY - A tax incentive for "low carbon" liquefied natural gas facilities amounts to a government subsidy for the fossil fuel industry at a time when Canada should be pivoting to electrification and...
Apr 29, 2026
Hanwha offers made-in-Canada military vehicles if it wins submarine deal
OTTAWA - South Korean defence manufacturer Hanwha says it's ready to build military vehicles in Canada in a partnership with the domestic auto sector, including mobile howitzers, rocket launch systems...
Apr 29, 2026
Five highlights from Newfoundland and Labrador’s budget
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative government tabled its financial plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Wednesday. The budget forecasts a deficit of $688.5 million and a ...
Apr 29, 2026
More than 30 per cent of Nova Scotia employees in precarious jobs: study
HALIFAX - A new report suggests more than 30 per cent of paid employees in Nova Scotia are in precarious jobs. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says these workers experience job insecurity,...
Apr 29, 2026
Carney says clean electricity strategy promised weeks ago is still on its way
OTTAWA - The federal government still has not announced its clean electricity strategy, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney saying it would land weeks ago. At a news conference in Halifax on March 26, ...
Apr 29, 2026
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani returns to Washington to meet with U.S. trade rep
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani was back in Washington on Wednesday with a handful of Tory colleagues for a meeting with Canadian business interests and United States Trade Representative Jamies...
Apr 29, 2026
Federal government earmarks $145M for World Cup security in Toronto, Vancouver
TORONTO - Police presence in Toronto during the World Cup may be "stronger than we've ever seen at any event," the force said Wednesday as the federal government announced up to $145 million for secur...
Apr 29, 2026
Man charged with trying to kill Trump at dinner took photo with knife in hotel, investigators say
The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with...
Apr 29, 2026 This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice, April 29, 2026, shows Cole Tomas Allen, left, inside his hotel room, on Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Washington, using his cellphone to take a photograph of himself in the mirror. An enhanced version of the image is right. (Department of Justice via AP)
Top defense official says Iran war costs estimated at $25 billion to date
WASHINGTON (AP) - The chief financial official for the Pentagon told lawmakers that the estimated cost of the war with Iran is $25 billion. During a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Jule...
Apr 29, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Our road to the World Cup begins
From a little girl listening to the match reports on the radio with her dad to a stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Sara...
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