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In the news: LeBlanc to meet Trump soon, Tory floor crossing, N.B. budget cuts likely
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … LeBlanc to meet with Trump’s trade czar The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade said he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How three sisters honour mother’s legacy at Vancouver’s Lunar New Year parade
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The youngest dancer in this Sunday’s Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver is just four. “Hopefully they remember (the routine),” chuckled parade producer Lisa Ho of the tiny dancer and his fellow performers. She and her sisters, Anabel and Valerie Ho, know what the young dancer is going through. For decades, their mother ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s Smith to address province in live pre-budget TV broadcast
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to address the province in a TV broadcast Thursday evening and is expected to discuss immigration. Smith said Wednesday that rapid population growth coupled with slagging oil prices have put an unsustainable strain on the province’s finances. “You have to be a taxpayer before you start using ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Underdog Canada faces U.S. for Olympic hockey gold; curling semifinals also on tap
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
MILAN — Defending Olympic champion Canada enters today’s women’s hockey gold-medal game against the United States as a significant underdog on Day 13 of the Milan Cortina Olympics. The Canadians have lost seven straight to the United States, including a 5-0 preliminary-round defeat last week. Captain Marie-Philip Poulin leads Canada into the matchup after scoring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fourth complainant set to testify at sex assault trial of businessman Frank Stronach
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
TORONTO — A fourth complainant is set to take the stand today at the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to seven complainants. The charges stem from alleged incidents dating back as far as the 1970s. On Wednesday, the court heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barbara Kingsolver returns with ‘Partita,’ her first novel since ‘Demon Copperhead’
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — For her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver is taking on a subject she rarely discussed in public while growing up in a small Kentucky town: classical music. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Thursday that “Partita” will be published Oct. 6. (Faber will release the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two players are tied for the first-round lead at the LPGA Thailand tournament
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Nasa Hataoka shot a 7-under 65 Thursday on the Siam Country Club Old Course and was tied for the lead after the opening round at the LPGA Thailand, the first of three tournaments in Asia in consecutive weeks. Hataoka, who was runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open, has won five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skiers with roots in Lake Tahoe’s alpine community among 8 killed in California avalanche
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — After days of increasingly brutal conditions in California’s Sierra Nevada, a group of 15 backcountry skiers set out for home. But as they left remote huts at thousands of feet of elevation and trekked back toward the trailhead, they were slammed by a treacherous avalanche that left eight dead and one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Graham Ike scores 22 points as No. 11 Gonzaga beats San Francisco 80-59
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Graham Ike had 22 points and No. 11 Gonzaga cruised to an 80-59 victory over San Francisco on Wednesday night. Ike, the leading scorer in the West Coast Conference, has scored 20 or more in eight consecutive games. That matches the school record shared by Adam Morrison and Derek Raivio, both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italy wins the toss and elects to field against West Indies in its last T20 World Cup game
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Italy won the toss and elected to field against high-flying West Indies in its last T20 World Cup game on Thursday. West Indies has already qualified for the Super 8s with three consecutive wins in Group C and is in Group 1 with co-host India, Zimbabwe and South Africa. New Zealand, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 10 Illinois overwhelms USC by 36 points, cruising to its 14th win in 16 games
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and No. 10 Illinois routed Southern California 101-65 on Wednesday night for its 14th win in 16 games. Blue and orange-clad fans were out in force for the Fighting Illini’s first game against the Trojans in Los Angeles since ... Read More »
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