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Oilers reclaim defenceman Travis Dermott off waivers from Wild
EDMONTON - Travis Dermott is back with the Edmonton Oilers. The club plucked the defenceman off waivers from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday after having him claimed earlier this season. The 28-year-o...
Feb 26, 2025

Quebec caps international students but is hazy on numbers
MONTREAL - Quebec is taking steps to cut the number of international students in the province, but can't say by how many. The government will issue a maximum of around 124,000 acceptance certificates ...
Feb 26, 2025

'Beautiful Violence:' champs Muhammad, Shevchenko excited for UFC's Montreal return
MONTREAL - Ultimate Fighting Championship stars Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko prepared for their trip to Montreal by watching a 4 Nations Face-Off matchup at the Bell Centre between Canada a...
Feb 26, 2025

Crown says accused in Quebec daycare deaths not criminally responsible
LAVAL, Que. - The man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when the transit bus he was driving crashed into a Montreal-area daycare two years ago should be found not criminally resp...
Feb 26, 2025

Canada, Germany working on diversifying trade in face of U.S. threats
OTTAWA - Canadian companies and diplomats are working with their European colleagues to find ways to diversify trade as the U.S. threatens to impose steep tariffs. Germany's Ambassador to Canada Tjorv...
Feb 26, 2025

Justice minister orders new trial for Alberta man convicted of murder in 1991
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of second-degree murder in Alberta more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment ...
Feb 26, 2025

Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada
OTTAWA - More than 28,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from Canada for persistently threatening the country's sovereignty. Alberta resid...
Feb 26, 2025

Olympic and world championship medallist Rebecca Smith retires from swimming
OTTAWA - Rebecca Smith, who helped Canada to a silver medal in the women's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, announced her retirement from competitive swimming Wednesday. Smith, fro...
Feb 26, 2025

The pope's health shows further slight improvement, the Vatican says
ROME (AP) - The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded. A CT chest scan take...
Feb 26, 2025

CF Montréal signs fullback Aleksandr Guboglo to homegrown contract
MONTREAL - CF Montral has signed fullback Aleksandr Guboglo to a homegrown contract, the Major League Soccer club announced Wednesday. The 17-year-old is under contract through 2026, with options for ...
Feb 26, 2025