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Captain of the U.S. women’s ice hockey team, Hilary Knight, responded to comments U.S. President Donald Trump made to the men’s team after both won gold at the Winter Olympics, saying his wisecrack about also having to invite the women to the White House to celebrate their achievement is “overshadowing” the success of both. While…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 26, 2026 4:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal Liberals’ Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament. 👉 Visit the Official…

Premier Danielle Smith’s UCP government has introduced a new Alberta budget that carries an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province, after decades of trying to get off a roller-coaster of oil revenues, seeks to manage the ride and weather the whiplash. The deficit is the largest since the COVID-19 era, a time of global economic…

UAE Eid Al Fitr 2026: How 4 Days of Leave Can Unlock a 9-Day Dream Holiday As Eid al Fitr approaches at the end of Ramadan 2026 in the United Arab Emirates, residents and workers are already planning how to get the most out of the official holiday period. With the UAE government confirming a…

A severely visually impaired refugee from Myanmar who went missing after being released from a Buffalo, N.Y., jail into the custody of U.S. border patrol agents was found dead on a downtown street in the city, authorities confirmed. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, who spoke little English and had been detained at the Erie County…

Canada’s biggest banks have been setting aside hundreds of millions of dollars in case customers can’t pay off their loans, including mortgages. This comes as economic uncertainty and the heightened cost of living weigh on Canadian households and businesses. Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, CIBC, Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal and National Bank reported quarterly…

The man nominated to lead Canada’s new and long-delayed foreign influence transparency registry says he believes the threat of financial penalties will make foreign agents “think twice” about trying to covertly interfere in Canadian electoral processes. Draft regulations for the independent registry published last month propose fining people and organizations up to $1 million for…

A Liberal MP whose riding has been the scene of suspected Indian government operations has denounced a senior official who claimed New Delhi had ceased its foreign interference campaign against Canada. Sukh Dhaliwal, whose Surrey-Newton constituency was shocked by India’s alleged 2023 assassination of a local temple president, said the official was out of step…

A team of 20 SWAT officers raided Malani Jewelers in Richardson, making it the third jewelry stores in North Texas to be raided, in connection with the $74 million gold scam targeting seniors. 13 employees were detained and crates full of gold were seized. The authorities said this store was one of the network businesses…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s or Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes at the start of two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton. “I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein,” Hillary Clinton…