Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: Carney in Saudi Arabia, wildfire update, Ontario cancer coverage
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized pistol and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...
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B.C. man indicted in U.S. fought off deportation in 2008, despite drug conviction
VANCOUVER - Court and immigration board records show that a British Columbia suspect indicted by U.S. authorities over alleged international organized crime was previously convicted of cross-border dr...
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Canada’s UN envoy touts primacy of global law as advocates say Ottawa pulling punches
OTTAWA - Canada is putting international law as one of its top priorities at the United Nations - as others accuse Ottawa of pulling its punches. Canada's UN ambassador David Lametti says internationa...
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Federal officials set to give wildfire season update as blaze threatens B.C. town
OTTAWA - Federal officials are set to provide an update about the national wildfire season today, as an out-of-control fire in British Columbia forced evacuations this week. The latest information fro...
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PM Carney gifted pistol by Turkey's president at NATO
JEDDAH - Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized pistol and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit. Erdogan, who hosted this year's summit in Ankara, gift...
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'A wound that cannot be repaired': Two fallen N.W.T. wildfire fighters identified
YELLOWKNIFE - Two of the three people who died after a plane fighting wildfires in the Northwest Territories went down last month have been identified. A social media post from NWT Fire on Wednesday s...
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Mental state 'stable' for father who killed kids, B.C. review board says
COQUITLAM - The risk posed by a man found not criminally responsible for killing his three children is now "manageable" in the community with oversight, supervision and multiple conditions, the Britis...
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What was in U.S. indictments targeting alleged Canada-linked crime groups?
LOS ANGELES - An indictment released by U.S. authorities on Tuesday includes fresh details about the alleged involvement of Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and others in the murder of Sikh activist H...
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Data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: government document
OTTAWA - A document prepared for the federal artificial intelligence minister to use when pitching international investors on Canada's AI ecosystem identifies a massive proposed increase in Canada's d...
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Carney in Saudi Arabia seeking economic partnership amid human rights concerns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Saudi Arabia as he seeks economic partnerships with a strategically important country whose notorious human rights record is only getting worse. Carn...
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