7 h. ago U.S. threatened to cut Ukraine’s Starlink access over minerals: sources

Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the critical Starlink internet service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals with the U.S, according to sources.

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22 h. ago Bell: If Carney and the Liberals win, they'll have to deal with a fed

'We have been kicked around for the last 10 years and it's not going to happen anymore,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

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22 h. ago Bell: Premier Smith to Mark Carney — Alberta won't be kicked around anymore

'We have been kicked around for the last 10 years and it's not going to happen anymore,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

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23 h. ago Fraser Basin Council loses Metro Vancouver funding as board begins spending review

Funding for the Fraser Basin Council was cut while six other programs were spared. Cutting all the programs would have resulted in a savings of about $1 per household.

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24 h. ago UFC 315 : un combat qui pourrait faire exploser le Centre Bell?

Benoit Beaudoin a un souhait pour la carte du gala UFC 315 à Montréal.

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26 h. ago Rogers is increasing its U.S. and international roaming charges

Rogers and its flanker brand Fido are set to increase U.S. and international roaming rates on March 3rd, just in time for March Break.Notices appearing on both wireless provider's websites detail the change.Currently, Rogers and Fido charge $12/day for U.S. roaming and $15/day for international roaming. Starting March 3rd, roaming rates will rise to $14/day for U.S. roaming and $16/day for international roaming.We have reached out to Rogers to learn if the company will change other aspects of the 'Roam Like Home' program, such as how many days per billing cycle customers can be charged for roaming (the current cap is 20 days), and will update this post with any further information it provides.A notice from the telecom advises the price raise starts March 3. Photo from MobileSyrup.Notably, the change brings Rogers' roaming rates closer to what Bell and Telus charge.Bell raised its prices to $13/day for U.S. and $16/day for international roaming in early ...

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26 h. ago What it will be like to use Canada's new largest border crossing in Ontario

Canada and the U.S. are inching ever closer to the opening of the highly-anticipated Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will soon serve as the largest border crossing between the two countries, as well as the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America.As we approach the seventh anniversary of work starting on the gargantuan infrastructure project, residents stand just months away from actually being able to use it. And, the team working to wrap things up on the ground continues to drum up excitement with extraordinary drone footage, behind-the-scenes looks, and other updates.The latest is a mini-tour of some of the border checkpoint's facilities, including a drive-through of an inspection lane and the secondary inspection area once vehicles cross the six-lane, 2.5-kilometre-long viaduct over the Detroit River into Windsor, Ontario.A clip posted to the project's official YouTube page on Thursday takes viewers through one of the crossing's five-meter ta...

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29 h. ago Archbishop of New York offers surprise sermon while stranded in Newfoundland for days

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The Archbishop of New York delivered an unexpected sermon at the cathedral in St. John’s, N.L., last week after his flight to Dublin was grounded at the city’s airport, stranding him and 259 other passengers for days. Cardinal Timothy Dolan opened his address on Saturday at the St. John the Baptist […]

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33 h. ago Senate Budget Vote Leaves Hurdles For Trump Tax Cuts, Debt Limit

The budget plan the Senate passed before dawn on Friday leaves large hurdles for President Donald Trump’s tax cut agenda and for raising the debt ceiling before a possible payments default in the summer.

Economics

54 h. ago Belal Muhammad, Valentina Shevchenko to defend their titles at UFC 315 in Montreal

UFC 315 in Montreal will feature two championship bouts with Belal (Remember The Name) Muhammad and Valentina (Bullet) Shevchenko putting their titles on the line May 10 at the Bell Centre. Muhammad (24-3-0 with one no-contest) will defend his welterweight crown against Australian Jack Della Maddalena, ranked fourth among 170-pound contenders, in the main event. […]

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68 h. ago Guaranteed basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%, PBO report says

The cost of sending out cheques to qualifying Canadians could reach $107B in 2025, but the majority of that would be offset by cuts or changes to tax credits

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69 h. ago Bell: An angry Danielle Smith swings hard against AHS allegations

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith decides to push hard against Alberta Health Services and a scathing lawsuit

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69 h. ago Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities. Hegseth has committed to redirecting Pentagon spending to more directly support warfighters. In a statement late Wednesday, Robert Salesses, who […]

Economics

2 d. ago Cut red tape faster, family doctors urge, as B.C. legislature resumes sittings

In Tuesday's speech, the NDP government pointed to efforts to recruit and retain more doctors, while allowing doctors to spend more time with their patients. 

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2 d. ago B.C. premier David Eby shelves affordability, tones down talk of fascism, war

Vaughn Palmer: Eby also shelved a promised tax cut for middle-income British Columbians

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3 d. ago Bell says subsea cable from Cape Breton to Newfoundland was deliberately cut — twice

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Bell is looking for answers after its subsea fibre-optic cable connecting western Newfoundland to Nova Scotia was severed for the second time in the space of a year. The telecommunications cable was most recently cut on Dec. 24, said David Joice, the company’s networks director. That’s almost a year after the […]

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3 d. ago Some of the 400 jobs that were cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a “critical safety” position has been fired as it cuts the federal workforce, but some FAA jobs that were eliminated had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations, according to their union and former employees. About 400 […]

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3 d. ago Canada Recruits Banks Into Fentanyl Fight as US Applies Pressure

The Canadian government has pulled the country’s banks into the fight against fentanyl, recruiting them to join a money-laundering intelligence group that aims to cut off the funds that support trafficking of the deadly drug.

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3 d. ago Implementing guaranteed basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%, PBO says

OTTAWA — The government’s fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40%. In a new report, the parliamentary budget officer says that a Canadian family in the lowest earning group could expect to receive an average of $6,100 in annual disposable […]

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3 d. ago Rogers has most reliable cell network, Bell and Telus top for download speeds: report

A new report analyzing cellular connectivity experiences by customers of Canada’s Big 3 providers says Rogers remains the most reliable network while Telus has the top 5G availability and Bell provides the best 5G download speeds. The study by Opensignal, released Wednesday, collected data from Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 of last year and scored […]

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