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'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms
TORONTO - As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout. Student...
Aug 28, 2025

Boat collision on Okanagan Lake sends 12 people to hospital
KELOWNA - A dozen people were taken to hospital Wednesday night following a boat collision on Okanagan Lake.Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR), the Kelowna Fire Department, RCMP and emergency ...
Aug 28, 2025

Uncertainty reigns in Kanesatake nearly one month after cancelled election
MONTREAL - Tensions are flaring in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake nearly one month after an election was abruptly called off, leaving disagreement and uncertainty over who is in charge and how to ...
Aug 28, 2025

Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations
CHICAGO (AP) - The Trump administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thursday, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdow...
Aug 28, 2025

Closure of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center can proceed, judge says
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge in Miami has refused to pause her order requiring the winding down of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" whil...
Aug 28, 2025

COLLINS: Into my second childhood
OVER THE PAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF, I have read so much, watched so much and listened to so much, I thought I should go back in time and watch some series I've never seen before. Some coming of age shows t...
Aug 28, 2025

In the news today: Ottawa silent on U.S. sanctions, new Canadian training for Ukraine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ottawa silent on Trump sanctioning Canadian judge Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washin...
Aug 28, 2025

Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
VANCOUVER - When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of "Jimmy" Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be des...
Aug 28, 2025

Future of Sport in Canada Commission to deliver first report on athlete safety gaps
OTTAWA - Canada will get its first look today at a national report examining how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport, and where protections for athletes are falling short. The Future of Sport ...
Aug 28, 2025

Russian attack kills 3 and injures 12 in Ukraine's capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital early Thursday killed at least three people and injured 12, local authorities said. Among the dead was a 14-year-old c...
Aug 27, 2025

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