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First airlift for Canadians fleeing Haiti is complete after weather delay
OTTAWA - A spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says 18 Canadians were brought out of Haiti by helicopter this morning. On Monday, Joly had said the 18 had already left, but Global Aff...
Mar 26, 2024

United States implored Canada behind the scenes to keep supporting UNWRA: Hussen
OTTAWA - The United States ambassador to the United Nations implored Canada last month to keep funding the UN relief agency for Palestinians, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says. In J...
Mar 26, 2024

Quebecers warned that new language rules could lead to fewer products, higher prices
MONTREAL - Popular consumer products risk disappearing from stores across Quebec - and those that remain could be more expensive - because of the province's French-language reform, says an association...
Mar 26, 2024

Environment Canada issues dust advisory for Houston, B.C., joins Burns Lake
HOUSTON, B.C. - Environment Canada has added a dust advisory for Houston, B.C., in response to "high concentrations of coarse particulate matter" that it says is most prominent near busy roads. The we...
Mar 26, 2024

Toronto Blue Jays looking for more in 2024 after third wild-card sweep in four years
There was no roster makeover, blockbuster trade or eye-popping free-agent signing for the Toronto Blue Jays this past off-season. The club is essentially running it back with virtually the same core a...
Mar 26, 2024

Supreme Court seems concerned about whether abortion opponents have a right to sue over medication
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court justices seemed concerned Tuesday about whether abortion opponents have the right to sue over a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U....
Mar 26, 2024

2015 securities fraud charges against Texas AG Ken Paxton to be dropped in deal with prosecutors
HOUSTON (AP) - Prosecutors on Tuesday announced an agreement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that would ultimately dismiss securities fraud charges he has been facing for nearly a decade. Under...
Mar 26, 2024

Forced-labour watchdog cites B.C. mining company, who says claims are nonsensical
Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog says a Vancouver-based mining company has allowed forced labour to occur at its gold mine in the Xinjiang region of China, even though the firm lost control of the p...
Mar 26, 2024

Need to improve Canadian productivity has reached emergency level, BoC official says
HALIFAX - A senior Bank of Canada official says the need to improve productivity has reached an emergency level as the economy faces a future where inflation may be more of a threat than in the past f...
Mar 26, 2024

Pakistani police say 5 Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide attack
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle Tuesday, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government...
Mar 26, 2024