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Rifle recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk's killer as FBI releases photos of person of interest
OREM, Utah (AP) - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursd...
Sep 11, 2025
Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4½ years in prison for role in bribery scheme
NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bar...
Sep 11, 2025
B.C. home sales flat in August as Realtors hope for market improvement
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Realtors say home sales in the province in August came in lower than expected, essentially staying flat compared to the same time last year. The B.C. Real Estate Associa...
Sep 11, 2025
Man arrested in U.S. and returned to Canada for crash that killed two near Montreal
MONTREAL - A truck driver wanted in Quebec for a crash south of Montreal in 2022 that killed a boy and a woman is in custody after he was arrested in the U.S. and returned to Canada. Quebec provincial...
Sep 11, 2025
Fatal shooting in B.C. to be probed by federal investigators, RCMP say
BURNABY - Homicide investigators in British Columbia are looking into a shooting where one man was killed just southeast of Vancouver. RCMP say officers were called Wednesday evening to an area of nor...
Sep 11, 2025
COLLINS: 'Lest we forget' sounds pretty hollow these days
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, we saw terrorism reach a new level. More than 3,000 people, including 19 terrorists, died when three hijacked planes piloted by Al-Qaeda militants, ploughed into the two World Tra...
Sep 11, 2025
Belarus frees 52 prisoners, Lithuanian president says
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Belarus has freed 52 prisoners, including six Lithuanians, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on X. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Belarus' authorita...
Sep 11, 2025
UK's Starmer fires Britain's ambassador to the US over his links to Jeffrey Epstein
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the U.K's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a statemen...
Sep 11, 2025
Extreme weather, U.S. funding cuts add pressure for Canada's weather service: report
A new report looking at the future of Canada's weather service suggests the country needs a co-ordinated flash flood warning system and says European partnerships could be deepened as the United State...
Sep 11, 2025
In the news today: Major projects to be announced, Korea's push for Canadian sub deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to unveil specifics on major projects Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government's lis...
Sep 11, 2025

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