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Fired scientists failed to protect sensitive information, newly released records say
OTTAWA - Newly released documents say the careers of two scientists at a high-security laboratory ended after security reviews found they failed to protect sensitive assets and information. More than ...
Feb 28, 2024

The Northern View: BC Budget 2024
Last week BC Finance Minister Katrine Conroy unveiled the provincial budget for 2024, announcing nearly $90 billion dollars in total spending for the year and a record $7.9 billion annual deficit for ...
Feb 28, 2024

Supreme Court, moving quickly, will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick r...
Feb 28, 2024

NHL defencemen talk benefits, drawbacks of playing their off-side
TORONTO - Rasmus Dahlin is comfortable feeling slightly uncomfortable. The Buffalo Sabres all-star defenceman actually enjoys it. A left-shooting Swede, Dahlin has staked his claim to the right side o...
Feb 28, 2024

Man wanted after an assault with a weapon
PRINCE GEORGE- RCMP are seeking the public's assistance for a man wanted for threats, an assault and possession of a concealed weapon.Fifty-year-old Donald James Hanson is wanted on two unendorsed war...
Feb 28, 2024

Biden 'continues to be fit for duty' his doctor says after president's annual exam
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden "continues to be fit for duty," his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that was closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection. "P...
Feb 28, 2024

Responsible Gambling Council issues praise, warning for Ontario sports betting market
TORONTO - Shelley White applauds officials for their management of Canada's only open market single-game sports betting industry. However, the CEO of the Responsible Gambling Council cautions against ...
Feb 28, 2024

New Democrat MP Daniel Blaikie to resign his seat, work for Manitoba premier
OTTAWA - A New Democrat member of Parliament is resigning his seat for a job with Manitoba's NDP government. Daniel Blaikie says he will step down from his Elmwood-Transcona seat in Winnipeg at the en...
Feb 28, 2024

TSX moves lower Wednesday, U.S. stock markets continue to pare back from record highs
TORONTO - Canada's main index moved lower Wednesday, led by weakness in base metals, while U.S. markets also continued to move down from last week's highs. U.S. markets rose to record heights last wee...
Feb 28, 2024

Major League Soccer fines three Toronto FC players for actions in season opener
TORONTO - Major League Soccer has fined Toronto FC midfielder Richie Laryea and forwards Federico Bernardeschi and Lorenzo Insigne an undisclosed amount "for inciting and/or escalating a mass confront...
Feb 28, 2024