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NDP caucus to focus on federal budget, housing at three-day retreat in Edmonton
EDMONTON - The federal New Democrats are holding a three-day caucus retreat in Alberta's capital, a place where the party would like to grow its support. The NDP caucus is set to talk about health car...
Jan 23, 2024
In the news today: Liberal and NDP caucus on retreats, Oscar noms due this morning
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada-U.S. trade on tap at cabinet retreat today Industry Minister Franois-Phi...
Jan 23, 2024
Canada-U. S. relationship on agenda at cabinet retreat as presidential election looms
MONTREAL - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says the Canadian and American economies are more integrated than ever, which should act as a buffer against the threat of U.S. protectionism. C...
Jan 23, 2024
Cross-examination of Forcillo continues at coroner's inquest for Sammy Yatim
TORONTO - A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar more than a decade ago is taking the stand for a second day at a coroner's inquest. Cross-examination for James Forcillo...
Jan 23, 2024
Sentencing hearing resumes for man found guilty in London attack on Muslim family
LONDON, Ont. - A sentencing hearing is set to resume today for a man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont. Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was found guilty in November of four counts of fi...
Jan 23, 2024
Chinese state media say 20 people dead and 24 missing after landslide
BEIJING (AP) - Twenty people are confirmed dead and 24 remain missing after a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of China's southwestern province of Yunnan, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. ...
Jan 23, 2024
California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California State university faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck...
Jan 22, 2024
10 Israeli soldiers killed in one of the deadliest single attacks on its army since the war began
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army said Tuesday that 10 soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip in one of the deadliest attacks for Israeli soldiers of the 3-month-old war against the militant Hamas gro...
Jan 22, 2024
Three dead after helicopter crashes near Terrace, B.C.
TERRACE - A heli-skiing company says three people have died after one of its helicopters crashed in west-central British Columbia. Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, which is based in Terrace, B.C., confirm...
Jan 22, 2024
Demko helps Canucks net 2-0 win over Blackhawks
VANCOUVER - Thatcher Demko backstopped the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, netting his fifth shutout of the NHL season in the process. Demko stopped all 31 sh...
Jan 22, 2024