Canadian soccer coach Marsch tells Trump to ‘lay off ridiculous rhetoric’ of Canada as 51st state

Canada soccer coach Jesse Marsch waded into politics Wednesday, telling United States President Donald Trump to “lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being a 51st state.” The 51-year-old Marsch, a former U.S. international who was born in Racine, Wisc., made his comments at a CONCACAF news conference at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., the…

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Conservatives say Carney is lying about his role moving investment firm’s office to U.S.

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney helped steer two G7 economies through turbulent times and his track record as a central banker earned him praise and offers to serve on the board of directors of some prominent businesses, non-profits and philanthropic organizations, including one of Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM). Now, the Liberal leadership…

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Air travel advocates in uproar after CTA proposes fines against passengers

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air travel advocates are in an uproar about proposed changes to the federal government agency that handles passengers’ complaints. When travellers experience issues such as cancelled or delayed flights, or lost bags, and feel the airlines don’t respond appropriately, they can take their complaint to the federal…

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University of Regina Rams players among 5 people charged in drug trafficking investigation

Two Regina Rams football players are among five people facing charges after a four-month long drug trafficking investigation into a criminal organization by the Regina Police Service. On Thursday and Friday, investigators executed eight search warrants at five residences and three vehicles.  The Regina Police Service said the searches were conducted at a home in Alameda and a home in…

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Google Maps users say Canada’s provincial parks are being labelled as ‘state parks’

Google Maps users have noticed and started documenting the way parks are being labeled in B.C. and Canada. Screenshots provided to Global News show B.C. provincial parks are identified as “state parks.” TikTok user Samantha Gietema documented the change after one of her friends posted about it on Facebook. “I went to go look for…

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Saskatchewan honours Ukrainians on 3rd anniversary of Russia’s invasion

Events were held throughout the province Monday to mark the sombre three-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Saskatchewan has welcomed nearly 8,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict since. A photo exhibit in Saskatoon displays the damage that’s been done to religious temples in Ukraine during the war. The exhibit opened Sunday at Saskatoon’s Musée Ukraina. The museum…

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