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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit in Washington next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Washington, D.C., next week to take part in the NATO leaders' summit. The 32 NATO allies are set to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary in the sam...
Jul 2, 2024
Judge issues ruling that protects a migrant shelter that Texas sought to close
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge ruled against the state attorney general on Tuesday in his effort to shut down a migrant shelter in El Paso that he claimed encourages illegal migration. Judge Fran...
Jul 2, 2024
Rapper Rick Ross involved in Canada Day concert altercation in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - American Rapper Rick Ross has been involved in a violent altercation in Vancouver, where he performed a concert on Sunday. A video posted on social media early Monday shows the rapper at t...
Jul 2, 2024
Liberal MP suggests party needed stronger ground game in Toronto—St. Paul's vote
OTTAWA - The co-chair of the Liberals' Ontario campaign is suggesting the party's candidate in the Toronto-St. Paul's byelection needed more time to campaign before the vote. The Liberals had held the...
Jul 2, 2024
Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
BEIRUT (AP) - The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza. "If there is a cease...
Jul 2, 2024
United States looking at all tools to respond to Canada's digital services tax
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Office of the United States Trade Representative says it will do what's necessary to halt Canada's tax on large foreign digital services companies. Last month Parliament approv...
Jul 2, 2024
Parole denied for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has been denied parole. The U.S. Parole Commi...
Jul 2, 2024
Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss
NEW YORK (AP) - Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal advisor to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made fal...
Jul 2, 2024
Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
The melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study. ...
Jul 2, 2024
Prosecutor won't oppose Trump sentencing delay in hush money case after high court immunity ruling
Manhattan prosecutors said they would be open to delaying Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush money case following a Supreme Court's ruling that granted broad immunity protections to presid...
Jul 2, 2024