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Design of websites and apps makes protecting privacy harder: Privacy Commissioner
GATINEAU, Que. - The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says a review of websites and mobile apps has found that deceptive design patterns that make it difficult for people to protect their privacy are no...
Jul 9, 2024
Daily heat records tumble in B.C., temperatures in southern Interior to remain high
More daily temperature records have fallen in British Columbia, with temperatures forecast to remain in the high 30s for the rest of the week in much of the southern Interior. A summary from Environme...
Jul 9, 2024
Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli strike in Syria Tuesday killed a former personal bodyguard of the Hezbollah leader, an official with the Lebanese militant group said. The news came hours after an Israeli dro...
Jul 9, 2024
Indian nationals who were misled into joining the Russian army will be discharged, official says
India said Tuesday that its nationals who were "misled" into joining the Russian army will be discharged, a development that came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Moscow since t...
Jul 9, 2024
Jonathan Pedneault resigns from Green Party, leaving Elizabeth May as sole leader
OTTAWA - The man who was chosen by Green Party members to be co-leader with Elizabeth May says he's resigning. Jonathan Pedneault says he is leaving for personal reasons and that it's been an honour t...
Jul 9, 2024
In the news today: Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be gathering with NATO leaders today...
Jul 9, 2024
How much more likely was Eastern Canada's heat wave because of climate change?
TORONTO - Federal officials are set to say how much more likely Eastern Canada's heat wave was because of human-caused climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada is scheduled to unveil the ...
Jul 9, 2024
Nova Scotia star Shaffelburg at Copa America an 'achievement for the whole family'
HALIFAX - For Zachary Shaffelburg, watching his younger brother Jacob emerge as a shining star during team Canada's first-ever appearance at the Copa America soccer tournament feels like an "achieveme...
Jul 9, 2024
Western Canada heat wave to stretch into Saskatchewan, then Manitoba
A blistering heat wave is moving across Western Canada, pushing record temperatures and the threat of wildfires into Saskatchewan today. Environment Canada meteorologist Jennifer Smith says a ridge of...
Jul 9, 2024
Judge in murder trial weighs motivations of admitted Winnipeg serial killer
WINNIPEG - A judge is expected to decide this week whether a man who admitted to killing four Indigenous women in Winnipeg did so because he was in the throes of a psychotic episode or was driven by a...
Jul 9, 2024