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In the news today: Republicans continue convention reinvigorated

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Republicans continue convention reinvigorated The second day of the Republican National Convention is set to b...

Jul 16, 2024

Despite an industrial past, Montreal's Lachine Canal now a popular fishing spot

MONTREAL - Live music pulses through the air as Henry Leung casts a lure into the murky waters of the Lachine Canal, at a site wedged between a noisy festival and the high-rises of Montreal's Griffint...

Jul 16, 2024

AI wildfire early detection system is like a fire alarm in the forest, says chief

VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Vernon Fire Chief David Lind likens the Interior B.C. city's new artificial-intelligence-driven wildfire detection system to a fire alarm in the forest. The system i...

Jul 16, 2024

Republicans tell party faithful to be resilient like Donald Trump following shooting

MILWAUKEE - The second day of the Republican National Convention is set to begin as the party pushes forward reinvigorated following Donald Trump's first public appearance after the attempted assassin...

Jul 16, 2024

Trump shooting: Legault rectifies remarks that Quebec has no political violence

HALIFAX - Premier Franois Legault was forced to clarify remarks he made Monday when he appeared to forget recent history in asserting that Quebec politicians didn't face political violence similar to ...

Jul 15, 2024

'Damn, so close': UBC looks into professor's social media after Trump rally shooting

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says it is "aware" of a social media post that was apparently made by a professor at its faculty of medicine shortly after the attempted assassination of...

Jul 15, 2024

Gaza protesters remain as Vancouver Island University's deadline to leave expires

NANAIMO, B.C. - A deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to dismantle an encampment at Vancouver Island University in Naniamo, B.C., has expired without the demonstrators leaving. The university last...

Jul 15, 2024

CBC/Radio-Canada board approves bonuses for 2023-24, but will review practice

OTTAWA - The board of directors for CBC and Radio-Canada has approved bonuses for some staff, following a fiscal year that saw 141 employees let go, and another 205 vacant positions eliminated. The de...

Jul 15, 2024

Quebec RCMP seize 63 kilograms of cocaine stashed inside grand piano, arrest four

MONTREAL - Quebec RCMP say they seized 62.7 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the walls of a grand piano during searches in the Lanaudire region and the Sherbrooke, Que., area. They arrested four people ...

Jul 15, 2024

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King will not testify at his trial: Crown

OTTAWA - The Crown attorney in the criminal mischief trial against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King says the defendant will not testify. The trial itself is also being delayed again at the request ...

Jul 15, 2024