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Trudeau to visit Indonesia, Singapore and India next week as Canada seeks trade deals
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Asia next week for a whirlwind tour of Indonesia, Singapore and India. The trip involves the G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi, and a focus on econom...
Aug 30, 2023
N.W.T. extends state of emergency, premier to tour Edmonton evacuation centre
YELLOWKNIFE - A state of emergency in the Northwest Territories has been extended until Sept. 11. The territorial government declared it on Aug. 15 as wildfires threatened several communities, includi...
Aug 30, 2023
White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Wednesday said that it has new intelligence that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Russia looks to...
Aug 30, 2023
North Korea launches a missile toward the sea after US flies bomber during drills with South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the U.S. flew at least one long-range bomber to the ...
Aug 30, 2023
Premier doubles down on education policy changes
Speaking to reporters for the first time on the issue since they were announced, Premier Scott Moe doubled down and defended the education policy changes around sex ed. and gender.Moe said his caucus ...
Aug 30, 2023
Judge's illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio's sentencing for orchestrating the far-right extremist group's attack on the U.S. Capitol was delayed until Sept. 5 because the trial...
Aug 30, 2023
Montreal will not replace toppled John A. Macdonald statue that stood downtown
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says it won't replace a toppled statue of Canada's first prime minister in a downtown park. The city's executive committee says it will instead partner with a local ins...
Aug 30, 2023
In the news today: Universities pull course info and BC kids head back to school soon
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Universities pull course info from public sites for safety Several Ontario univ...
Aug 30, 2023
Mohawk-language Bible published after decades-long effort by one Quebec man
KANESATAKE - Harvey Satewas Gabriel still remembers the first time he heard a preacher read Bible passages in the Mohawk language back in the 1950s. He watched the United Church minister open the book...
Aug 30, 2023
No more 'Forest Fridays': B.C. pupils to return to school in fire-ravaged communities
VANCOUVER - Alesha Campbell's five-year-old daughter Maddie used to look forward to "Forest Fridays," when she and kindergarten classmates would walk through the woods behind Rose Valley Elementary in...
Aug 30, 2023