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Warnock collects $17.2M, Walker $6.2M in Georgia Senate race
ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Herschel Walker's $6.2 million in fundraising looked impressive when unveiled Wednesday, until Democrat Raphael Warnock rolled out his $17.2 million total a half-hour later. ...
Jul 13, 2022
Canadian men to face Qatar, Uruguay in September ahead of World Cup
TORONTO - Canada will get a taste of World Cup opposition in September with games in Europe against Qatar and Uruguay ahead of the men's soccer showcase in Qatar in November. Both matches will take pl...
Jul 13, 2022
More living alone, but roommates, multi-generational homes rising: census
TORONTO - Canada's latest tranche of census data show more people are living alone than ever before, but the number of households where roommates live together or multiple generations of a family shar...
Jul 13, 2022
Census figures paint statistical portrait of Canadian military members, veterans
OTTAWA - New data from the latest census reveals there were 97,625 Canadians serving in the military last year and another 461,240 former members. The figures released today by Statistics Canada are p...
Jul 13, 2022
Rogers to credit customers with equivalent of five days of service for outage
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. will compensate its customers for the massive outage that crippled its network last week by crediting them with the equivalent of five days of service as a first s...
Jul 13, 2022
Biden arrives in Mideast jittery about Iran nuclear program
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday to open the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency, a whirlwind four-day trip in which he will hold talks with Isra...
Jul 13, 2022
Pilot project aiming to temper school zone speeds along Departure Bay Rd.
NANAIMO - It's all about getting drivers to slow down and create a safer space for kids walking and riding to school.Two digital speed reading signs were recently installed along the Cilaire Elementar...
Jul 13, 2022
Premiers wrap talks with no date for meeting with Ottawa on health care
VICTORIA - Canada's premiers have wrapped up talks in Victoria, B.C., frustrated that a date has yet to be set for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau focused on health care. The 13 premiers ...
Jul 13, 2022
Statistics Canada to release census data on changing makeup of Canadian families
TORONTO - Canadians will get a clearer picture this morning of what families in this country look like. Statistics Canada will release results today from the 2021 national census that examines who's l...
Jul 13, 2022
Convoy organizer to appear in court and Census info release: In The News for July 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, July 13, 2022 ... What we are watch...
Jul 13, 2022