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Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, announces 2024 Republican presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he's running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more...
Jun 22, 2023
Remotely operated vehicles join subsea search for missing Titanic submersible
The United States Coast Guard says two more remotely operated vehicles have joined the search for a submersible that lost contact with surface vessels on Sunday as it was diving to reach the wreck of ...
Jun 22, 2023
Search for the missing Titanic submersible nears the critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply
The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air is expected to run out, reaching a vital momen...
Jun 22, 2023
US journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in Moscow court to appeal extended detention
MOSCOW (AP) - Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia, appeared in court Thursday to appeal his extended detention. U.S. citizen Gershkovich, 31, was a...
Jun 22, 2023
Time running out for missing sub : A look at what's In The News for today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Crews frantically searching for missing sub as oxygen runs out The race against...
Jun 22, 2023
NDP expected to win B.C. byelections in safe ridings, but eyes on second place
VICTORIA - The NDP is expected to hold onto two British Columbia ridings where byelections will be held Saturday after the resignations of senior government figures, but the parties that take second p...
Jun 22, 2023
Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world
VANCOUVER - Fae Johnstone says "nothing ever could have prepared" her for the barrage of online harassment she endured after being featured in an International Women's Day campaign for Hershey Canada....
Jun 22, 2023
RCMP to release names of Manitoba crash victims as city gathers in mourning
DAUPHIN, Man. - RCMP are set to release the names of the people who died in a fiery bus crash a week ago as a small western Manitoba community prepares to gather in mourning for the 16 lives lost. "De...
Jun 22, 2023
Civil society team heading to Syria, but Ottawa won't support repatriation efforts
OTTAWA - The federal government has rebuffed an offer from a civil society delegation to travel to northeastern Syria on Ottawa's behalf to repatriate detained Canadians. Instead, a scaled-down group,...
Jun 22, 2023
Tornadoes tear through northern Texas town, killing 3 people and causing widespread damage
MATADOR, Texas (AP) - A line of severe storms produced multiple tornadoes Wednesday evening on the Rolling Plains in Texas, killing at least three people and causing significant damage around the nort...
Jun 22, 2023