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Mark Carney pledges to beat Trudeau's target date for meeting NATO spending benchmark
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney says he would reach Canada's NATO defence spending target by the end of the decade - two years ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's schedule. Carn...
Feb 5, 2025
International grads more likely to hold jobs below their education levels: StatCan
OTTAWA - International students who graduated from Canadian schools are more likely to be underemployed than their Canadian peers and many are living with lower incomes as a result. Statistics Canada'...
Feb 5, 2025
Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A judge has thrown out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed Ahm...
Feb 5, 2025
Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A judge Wednesday threw out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power by trying to protect the men who chased...
Feb 5, 2025
Prime Minister Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. summit amid threat of Trump tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto on Friday, days after President Donald Trump said he would hold off on his threatened tariffs against Canada f...
Feb 5, 2025
Statistics Canada says merchandise trade surplus $708 million in December
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade surplus with the world was $708 million in December. The result compared with a revised deficit of $986 million in November and marked t...
Feb 5, 2025
Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government would bring in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, production and distribution of over 40 mg of fentanyl. The Conserva...
Feb 5, 2025
Suspect being sought in shooting at cosmetics warehouse in Ohio worked at the facility, police say
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) - A suspect being sought Wednesday in a shooting at cosmetics warehouse in Ohio that left one person dead and five others wounded worked at the facility, police said. There were ...
Feb 5, 2025
Scarcity behind the medals: Canada's national sport organizations running deficits
The winner of a complete set of medals and Canada's Olympic flag-bearer in Beijing's closing ceremonies is in debt. Isabelle Weidemann wasn't comfortable stating how far she's in the red. The 29-year-...
Feb 5, 2025
In the news today: Canadian unity in face of tariffs, wrongful conviction reviews
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's threats bring Canadians together McGill University undergrad Daniel Miksha made a significant decision...
Feb 5, 2025
