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Liberal Leader Mark Carney is hoping to be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister by the end of the week, but there are some logistical hurdles like security clearances for senior members of his transition team that must happen first. Carney won a landslide victory to take the helm …
Read More »Russia bombards Ukraine’s energy grid after Zelenskyy says his team will hold talks with U.S.
Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure in their latest drone and missile attack, Ukraine’s energy minister said on Friday. Regional officials from the northeastern city of Kharkiv to the western city of Ternopil reported damage to energy and other infrastructure. Eight people were injured in Kharkiv and two …
Read More »Musk’s DOGE team hit by resignation of 21 technology staffers
More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.” “We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” …
Read More »Homan’s curling team defeats Einarson to repeat as Canadian women’s champions
Rachel Homan’s curling team from Ottawa repeated as Canadian champions with a 6-1 win over Kerri Einarson’s team from Manitoba. Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes will represent Canada at next month’s world championship in South Korea. They’ll attempt to defend their world title won …
Read More »Judge bars Musk team from U.S. payment system. Here’s why DOGE’s tactics raise alarms
Time magazine’s Friday cover depicts billionaire Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk in the White House’s Oval Office, a seat typically reserved for the president, seeming to imply that the world’s wealthiest man holds greater power in Washington than even President Donald Trump. Musk, who spent an estimated $288 million …
Read More »Trump team details two phases of tariff threats on Canada
The U.S. has revealed a two-stage tariff plan in which Canada and Mexico will face initial trade threats within days, then again face broader threats this spring. In summary, it’s: maybe tariffs now, and maybe more tariffs later. The details emerged Wednesday at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for the person …
Read More »Trump appoints lawyer Stanley Woodward to White House legal team
Donald Trump on Saturday named Stanley Woodward, a lawyer who has defended several of the incoming president’s top aides and associates as well as people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, to join his White House legal team. Trump’s transition team said in a statement that Woodward would serve as …
Read More »Was FIFA penalty on Canadian women’s soccer team fair? Poll shows divide – National
Most Canadians are not exactly outraged by the punishment meted out to the Canadian women’s soccer team over its Olympic drone spying scandal, according to the results of a new poll released Thursday. Seventy per cent of the respondents to a Leger poll on the Paris Olympic Games said they …
Read More »3rd Olympics approaching for Team Canada pole vaulter Anicka Newell
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Anicka Newell may call Texas home year-round, but the province of Saskatchewan and more specifically the city of Saskatoon hold a special place in her heart. For the third time in her athletics career, Newell will represent Canada and Saskatoon at the …
Read More »Newest Oiler Matt Savoie talks about ‘dream’ opportunity to play for team he grew up cheering for
Matt Savoie, a highly-regarded NHL prospect who grew up in St. Albert, Alta., spoke to members of the media in Edmonton on Monday about what it’s like to have been traded to the Oilers, the team he grew up cheering for. “I’m really excited to be here,” the 20-year-old, who …
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