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MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc. reported its first-quarter profit was up compared with a year ago, helped by strength in its telecommunications business. The company says its net income attributable to shareholders totalled $173.

VANCOUVER — Telus Corp. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago. The telecommunications company says it will now make a quarterly payment to shareholders of 38.

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. reported its first-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as its revenue fell about five per cent. The retailer says its net income attributable to shareholders totalled $76.8 million or $1.

CALGARY — Although Canada’s lone PGA Tour Champions event will have a different name, the goal will still be the same for Mike Weir.

The Vancouver Canucks struck first in a wild second-round NHL playoff series opener against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday and the Florida Panthers pulled even in their best-of-seven matchup against the Boston Bruins.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Parts of British Columbia will likely enter "unfamiliar territory" with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province's River Forecast Centre. Dave Campbell says persistent drought conditions in B.C.

WINNIPEG — A courtroom in Winnipeg is expected to hear testimony today about the search for the remains of the four victims of Jeremy Skibicki. Skibicki is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of four women in early 2022.

TORONTO — Kevin Durand has a simple explanation for why he always gets cast as the bad guy. “Just look at my face,” the actor says during an interview at a Toronto hotel. “People see me and they’re like, ‘Ahh!’” The Thunder Bay, Ont.

A Canadian diplomat and an RCMP officer heaped praise and gratitude on a sanctioned Haitian businessman that Global Affairs accuses of gangland connections, after he allowed a helicopter airlift of Canadian citizens and police at his luxury golf cour