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Industry minister suggests Competition Bureau look at digital wallets
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says the issue of competition in the big tech-dominated digital wallet market should be on the Competition Bureau's radar. In a letter to the bure...
Jul 16, 2024
Welsh leader Vaughan Gething says he will resign over campaign donation scandal
LONDON (AP) - The leader of Wales' government, First Minister Vaughan Gething, said Tuesday he will resign after several members of his government quit over a campaign donation scandal. Gething said t...
Jul 16, 2024
Gareth Southgate says he will step down as England manager
Gareth Southgate will step down as England manager after eight years in charge, he said on Tuesday. Southgate led England to the final of Euro 2024 - losing 2-1 to Spain on Sunday. "As a proud English...
Jul 16, 2024
In the news today: Republicans continue convention reinvigorated
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Republicans continue convention reinvigorated The second day of the Republican National Convention is set to b...
Jul 16, 2024
Despite an industrial past, Montreal's Lachine Canal now a popular fishing spot
MONTREAL - Live music pulses through the air as Henry Leung casts a lure into the murky waters of the Lachine Canal, at a site wedged between a noisy festival and the high-rises of Montreal's Griffint...
Jul 16, 2024
AI wildfire early detection system is like a fire alarm in the forest, says chief
VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Vernon Fire Chief David Lind likens the Interior B.C. city's new artificial-intelligence-driven wildfire detection system to a fire alarm in the forest. The system i...
Jul 16, 2024
Republicans tell party faithful to be resilient like Donald Trump following shooting
MILWAUKEE - The second day of the Republican National Convention is set to begin as the party pushes forward reinvigorated following Donald Trump's first public appearance after the attempted assassin...
Jul 16, 2024
Dodgers' Hernandez beats Royals' Witt to claim Home Run Derby title
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernndez won the Home Run Derby when he beat local star Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals 14-13 in the final round Monday night. The 31-year...
Jul 15, 2024
Dodgers' Hernández beats Royals' Witt for HR Derby title, Alonso's bid for 3rd win ends in 1st round
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernndez won the Home Run Derby when he beat local star Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals 14-13 in the final round Monday night. The 31-year...
Jul 15, 2024
North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday that a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest in a series of defections by members of the North's ruling...
Jul 15, 2024