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Hall of Famer Mark Messier headlines Amazon’s NHL broadcast team
TORONTO — Hall of Fame hockey player Mark Messier will be among the on-air talent…
Presidents Cup is a one-sided affair the International team hopes to change
MONTREAL (AP) — Golf has never seen a rivalry as lopsided as the Presidents Cup,…
Poilievre makes case for taking down the government to restore ‘promise of Canada’
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs to defeat the Liberal government on Tuesday,…
CDPQ buys stake in U.K. power company from Brookfield Asset Management
MONTREAL — The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has signed a deal with…
Lockdown notice lifted as firefighters control battery fire at Port of Montreal
MONTREAL — The City of Montreal issued a lockdown notice for some residents of an…
Carruthers chases three-peat in third edition of curling’s PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY — Reid Carruthers seeks a three-peat in curling’s quirky PointsBet Invitational that’s become an…
Complainant takes stand in Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial as Crown begins case
HAILEYBURY, Ont. — Crown prosecutors in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard…
Quebec premier taking heat over $7-billion Northvolt battery plant
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault is under pressure over his government’s investment in a…
Canada’s Corey Conners eager for second chance at Presidents Cup
L’ÎLE-BIZARD—SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE — A combination of intangibles and data-driven analysis has Corey Conners thinking the International…
‘Colonialist mentality:’ Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum
QUEBEC CITY — Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself…
Unpaid hydro bills: Quebec says Indigenous protest ‘not a good solution’
QUEBEC CITY — Quebec’s minister responsible for relations with First Nations and Inuit says northern…
Canadiens beat Devils 3-0, earn back-to-back shutouts to start pre-season
MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis described the game best on Tuesday night. “It wasn’t an…
Francis Fox, former senator and Pierre Trudeau cabinet minister, dies at 84
OTTAWA — Francis Fox, a former senator and cabinet minister in Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s government,…
Canisia Lubrin, Fawn Parker make Writers’ Trust fiction prize short list
TORONTO — Poet-novelists Canisia Lubrin and Fawn Parker are among the authors shortlisted for the…
Tearful complainant alleges Jacob Hoggard raped, choked her after Hedley concert
A woman accusing Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault in northern Ontario told his trial the…
Gap between richest and the rest creates a land of disappointed citizens: economist
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia economist Lars Osberg’s latest book on the widening gap between the…
Liberal government survives non-confidence vote, as Bloc sets deadline
OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government survived a non-confidence vote in the House of Commons…
International team for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal
MONTREAL (AP) — A capsule look at the 12-man International team at the Presidents Cup,…
Alex Wolff channelled his love of Leonard Cohen’s work into ‘So Long, Marianne’ role
MONTREAL — For Alex Wolff, portraying legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen required a deep dive…
Two Canadians dead in Lebanon as MPs ponder evacuation and Israel mulls invasion
OTTAWA — At least two Canadians have died in the escalating violence in Lebanon, leading…
Quebec opposition parties denounce $6.5M subsidy to Presidents Cup golf tournament
QUÉBEC — François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec government was forced on Wednesday to defend its…
High-ranking Montreal police officer accuses force of racism in resignation letter
MONTREAL — A high-ranking Montreal police officer says racism is a “cancer eating away at…
Crown loses bid to have security officials testify in lawsuit behind closed doors
OTTAWA — The Crown has lost a bid to have several current and former security…
Canada’s Pendrith, Conners to play last matches of first round at Presidents Cup
L’ÎLE-BIZARD—SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE, Que. — Unsurprisingly, the golfers on the International team have turned to hockey as…