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Federal workers now on strike. Here are the services that may be affected
OTTAWA - More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country's biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline. Federal de...
Apr 19, 2023
Quebec government moves to ban flavoured vape products, limit nicotine content
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is modifying the province's anti-tobacco law to crack down on vaping, including by banning the sale of flavoured products. The new regulations would prevent the sale o...
Apr 19, 2023
1 city, 2 people - and India’s widening religious divide
AYODHYA, India (AP) - Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn't recognize anymore. It's a country, the 68-year-old says, where Muslims are ignored, where rising attacks...
Apr 19, 2023
Chinese panda on long-term loan to Thailand dies suddenly
BANGKOK (AP) - A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on Wednesday, six months before she was due to return home, officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said. The cau...
Apr 19, 2023
Kim says North Korea's 1st spy satellite is ready for launch
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned to launch it on an undisclosed date, state media reported...
Apr 19, 2023
CAQ breaks major campaign promise on 'third link' project for Quebec City
QUEBEC - Premier Franois Legault is abandoning his government's plan to build a multi-purpose tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shore in favour of one that will be for public transit only. The s...
Apr 19, 2023
Canada to host five international speedskating events in 2023-24
OTTAWA - Canada will host five international speedskating events in the 2023-24 season. Montreal will host back-to-back short-track speedskating World Cups on Oct. 20-22 and again on Oct. 27-29. The f...
Apr 19, 2023
UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year
NEW DELHI (AP) - India is on track to become the world's most populous nation, surpassing China by 2.9 million people by mid-2023, according to data released by the United Nations on Wednesday. The So...
Apr 19, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Edmonton Oilers, trying to put a positive spin on blowing a two-goal lead on home ice in Monday's NHL playoff opener against the never-say-die Los Angeles Kings, insist there's no reason to panic....
Apr 19, 2023
In The News for April 19: How might a federal workers' strike impact you?
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, April 19, 2023 ... What we are watc...
Apr 19, 2023