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Lorena is downgraded to a tropical storm but still poses a flood and mudslide threat to Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Lorena has weakened to a tropical storm but forecasters said a life-threatening risk of flash flooding and mudslides was still present for parts of Mexico's Baja California peni...
Sep 04, 2025

Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a reassurance force for Ukraine after fighting ends
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine's allies have pledged to deploy troops as a "reassurance force" for the war-torn country once fighting ends in th...
Sep 04, 2025

Palestinian death toll passes 64,000, health officials say, as Israel and Hamas dig in on demands
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israel reiterated their...
Sep 04, 2025

Canadian among injured in deadly Lisbon streetcar crash
OTTAWA - A Canadian is among the injured after a popular 19th-century streetcar crashed in Portugal's capital on Wednesday. At least 17 people died in the wreck, with another 21 injured. The head of L...
Sep 04, 2025

COLLINS: No time to have a weak stomach
IF YOU'RE A POLITICAN TODAY, you have to have a thick skin, a strong jaw, and a constitution that will withstand all that the world throws at you. Oh, and you must be able to juggle at least ten balls...
Sep 04, 2025

Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban say
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of bodies have been recovered from houses destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan last week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government sp...
Sep 04, 2025

Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - The death toll in the Lisbon streetcar crash has risen to 17, an emergency services official said Thursday. Two of the injured died overnight in a hospital, Margarida Castro Ma...
Sep 04, 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
BEIJING (AP) - China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. There were no immediate details on when they would meet. K...
Sep 04, 2025

In the news today: Day 2 of Carney cabinet retreat, TIFF launches with John Candy doc
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney settles in for Day 2 of cabinet retreat Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will meet behind clo...
Sep 04, 2025

Vancouver officials to present safety report following festival attack
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's mayor and chief constable are expected to present the final report from a review of public safety and planning for outdoor events prompted by the vehicle-ramming attack that ki...
Sep 04, 2025

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