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Two suicide bombings at a military base in Pakistan kill at least 9 people and injure 25
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Attackers launched two suicide bombings to breach a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan while others stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that kill...
Mar 4, 2025
Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump 'regrettable'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday the Oval Office blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump was "regrettable," and that, "it is time to make things right." Zelens...
Mar 4, 2025
Vancouver home sales fall as market conditions more balanced in February: board
VANCOUVER - Home sales declined in the Vancouver area last month, as the city's real estate board says market conditions were in balanced territory amid a moderate increase in new listings. Greater Va...
Mar 4, 2025
Quebec government set to announce response to U.S. tariffs today
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is holding a special meeting of his cabinet this morning before he announces his province's response to the start to the trade war with the United States. Leg...
Mar 4, 2025
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment cuts 80 jobs in company-wide restructuring
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is cutting 80 jobs, with a number of vacant positions also impacted under a company-wide restructuring. In a memo to employees Tuesday morning, MLSE presi...
Mar 4, 2025
CP NewsAlert: S&P/TSX composite falls more than 300 points at start of trading
TORONTO - Canada's main stock index fell more than 300 points at the open as the U.S. imposed broad tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico. The S&P/TSX composite was down 326.69 points at ...
Mar 4, 2025
At least 3 Serbian lawmakers injured as smoke bombs and flares thrown in parliament
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - At least 3 lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia's parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown. Lawmakers wer...
Mar 4, 2025
Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a century
EUTIN, Germany (AP) - It's timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom's Oak has connected lovers for more than a century. Known as "Brutigamseiche" in German, the Bridegro...
Mar 4, 2025
In the news today: Deadline passes for Trump's tariffs with no relent
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Deadline passes for Trump's tariffs with no relent Canadians are waking up to a new and uncertain reality afte...
Mar 4, 2025
Quebec auto board 'fiasco' could be largest scandal since Charbonneau commission
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is grappling with a controversy that could be the biggest political scandal in the province since the Charbonneau commission, which found deep corruption in the constr...
Mar 4, 2025
