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Ukrainian nuke plant near fighting cut off from power grid
NIKOPOL, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's nuclear power operator says the Zaporizhzhia plant has been cut off from the electricity grid for the first time after fires damaged the last remaining transmission l...
Aug 25, 2022
Unvaccinated Djokovic out of US Open; can't travel to States
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open, as expected, because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus is not allowed to travel to the United States. Djokovic announced his...
Aug 25, 2022
Four more years, Troy Ryan to coach Canadian women's hockey team to 2026 Olympics
HERNING, Denmark - Troy Ryan will coach the Canadian women's hockey team through to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy. Ryan's contract has been extended four years, Hockey Canada an...
Aug 25, 2022
Federal government announces funds for skills-training programs for 17 organizations
CHARLOTTETOWN - The federal government is announcing a $60-million investment in 17 organizations across Canada that help people with learning disabilities remain in the workforce. Federal Employment ...
Aug 25, 2022
Russia says station attack was on Ukrainian military target
CHAPLYNE, Ukraine (AP) - The death toll from a Russian rocket attack on a train station and the surrounding area as Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day climbed to 25, including at least two childr...
Aug 25, 2022
Putin orders Russian military to start beefing up in 2023
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase the size of the country's armed forces by 137,000 amid Moscow's military action in Ukraine. Putin's decree s...
Aug 25, 2022
More grant money from the province for Nanaimo's homelessness community response
NANAIMO - The BC Government has provided another grant to the City of Nanaimo to help deal with unhoused individuals as fall quickly approaches.A total of $625,000 will be provided for phase two of th...
Aug 25, 2022
Physician health survey, monkeypox on campus: In The News for Aug. 25
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 Aug. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 25, 2022
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg touring Arctic defence site in Nunavut
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hosting a second high-profile international visitor this week, with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg arriving in Canada today. They are scheduled to to...
Aug 25, 2022
Who 'discovered Canada'? Quebec says French explorer over Indigenous people: survey
OTTAWA, W.Va. - Quebecers are more inclined to say Jacques Cartier - or even Christopher Columbus - "discovered Canada," compared to the rest of the country, which points to Indigenous people, a new s...
Aug 25, 2022