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Bad track record: Montreal's light-rail system suffers 3 disruptions in first 3 days
MONTREAL - A computer problem has led to a third disruption in as many days for Montreal's new light-rail train line. The rail network, owned and managed by Quebec's public pension fund, says it was f...
Aug 2, 2023
Vancouver home prices rise as sales up nearly 30 per cent from last July
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home prices rose from June amid strong sales figures and low levels of housing inventory. The board says the composite benchmar...
Aug 2, 2023
CP NewsAlert: RCMP say body of N.S. youth who went missing in flood has been found
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP say they believe they have recovered the body of a youth who went missing July 22 during a severe storm. Police say the province's medical examiner still needs to posi...
Aug 2, 2023
Whistle Sliding Centre will host 2025 World Luge Championships
WHISTLER, B.C. - The Whistler Sliding Centre will host the 2025 FIL Luge World Championships, Luge Canada announced on Wednesday. The event will take place Feb. 5-8, 2025. Whistler was the host mounta...
Aug 2, 2023
Jamaica holds Brazil 0-0 to advance to the Women's World Cup knockout round for the first time
Melbourne, Australia (AP) - Jamaica held Brazil to a 0-0 draw Wednesday and advanced to the round of 16 of the Women's World Cup for the first time. After conceding 12 goals in its Women's World Cup d...
Aug 2, 2023
Pope Francis to find heat and hope in Portugal along with the fallout from a sex abuse scandal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Portugal on Wednesday to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of Catholics while coping with t...
Aug 2, 2023
In the news today: Fundraiser launched to honour firefighter who died in B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Fundraiser honours firefighter who died in B.C. A fundraiser has been launched ...
Aug 2, 2023
Trump Republican front-runner, indicted for trying to overturn 2020 election results
WASHINGTON - "You're too honest," Donald Trump allegedly told Mike Pence on the first day of 2021, six days before supporters of a defeated yet defiant president stormed Capitol Hill and tried to subv...
Aug 2, 2023
Fundraiser honours Zak Muise, who died fighting wildfire in B.C.
A fundraiser has been launched to honour the memory of a firefighter killed while fighting British Columbia's largest wildfire last week. The 25-year-old firefighter who died Friday has been identifie...
Aug 2, 2023
29 inches of rain from Saturday to Wednesday was Beijing's heaviest rainfall in 140 years
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China's capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in 140 years over the past few days. The city recorded 744.8 millimeters (29.3 inches) of rain between Saturday and Wednesday m...
Aug 1, 2023