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Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump's 35 per cent tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher d...
Aug 01, 2025

Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the United States says a lot of progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade - despite President Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on Canad...
Aug 01, 2025

Eight charges laid in the shooting death of a man from Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eight charges, including second-degree murder, have been laid in connection to the death of a man in Langley, B.C. Police say they were called to a home on Aug. 2 last year...
Aug 01, 2025

Poulin, Primerano among players invited to Olympic women's hockey orientation camp
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has invited 30 players to a national women's team orientation camp in Calgary in preparation for the 2026 Olympic Games. The national governing body of hockey is also summoning...
Aug 01, 2025

McDavid, Crosby headline Canada’s Olympic men's hockey camp roster for Milan
CALGARY - Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby are among 42 NHL players invited to Hockey Canada's men's Olympic orientation camp, set for late August in Calgary. The orientation c...
Aug 01, 2025

Canadian aid agencies call for action saying starvation is rampant in Gaza
TORONTO - Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the...
Aug 01, 2025

Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former Colombian President lvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years under house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American ...
Aug 01, 2025

Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thu...
Aug 01, 2025

Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thu...
Aug 01, 2025

Osaka reaches NBO fourth round with straight-sets win over Ostapenko in Montreal
MONTREAL - Japan's Naomi Osaka is moving on to the National Bank Open's fourth round after a 6-2, 6-4 win over 22nd-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday. Osaka, a former world No. 1, hit five a...
Aug 01, 2025