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Quebec budget expected to include record deficit, measures to address tariff threats
QUBEC - Quebec's finance minister is set to table a budget today with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers as U.S. tariff threats continue to sow economic turmoil. Eric Girard has confirmed th...
Mar 25, 2025

Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec
MONTREAL - Foreign nurses recruited to Quebec through a provincial government program faced "major obstacles" upon their arrival, including a lack of housing, child care and transportation, according ...
Mar 25, 2025

Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed said they think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll s...
Mar 25, 2025

A Japanese court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church, report says
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, NHK television said. Tokyo District Court's revocation o...
Mar 24, 2025

Council to incentivize development
PRINCE GEORGE -A report looking at ways to incentivize developers to come to Prince George was presented to City Council Monday night (March 24).The Housing Action Plan follows on the heels of a Housi...
Mar 24, 2025

NHL roundup: Stars score twice in a minute to blank Wild 3-0
DALLAS (AP) - Jake Oettinger shut out his home-state team stopping 32 shots, Wyatt Johnston and Matt Duchene scored 58 seconds apart late in the second period, and the Dallas Stars blanked the Minneso...
Mar 24, 2025

Leafs sign NCAA star centre Haymes to two-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed 21-year-old centre Luke Haymes on Monday to a two-year contract that begins in the 2025-26 season. The 6-foot-1 Ottawa native will join the Toronto Marlies of ...
Mar 24, 2025

Lekkerimaki scores deciding goal in shootout as Canucks edge Devils 4-3
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored in regulation and then got the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on...
Mar 24, 2025

Poeltl, Quickley help Raptors beat struggling Wizards 112-104
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jakob Poeltl had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 112-104 on Monday night to stop a four-game slide. Immanuel Quickley had 21 points and...
Mar 24, 2025

CMHA receives large grant for mental health research
PRINCE GEORGE - The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) of Northern BC has received $75,000 in funding to conduct community-based research on mental illness. $50,000 of the funding will go towar...
Mar 24, 2025