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150kg meth seizures at Vancouver airport, bound for Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand
VANCOUVER - Border officers have announced the seizure of almost 150 kilograms of methamphetamine bound for export at Vancouver International Airport, with some of the drugs disguised as gifts or mask...
Mar 31, 2025
Kucherov, Hintz, Hellebuyck named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov, Dallas Stars centre Roope Hintz and Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kucherov led th...
Mar 31, 2025
Canada women to face top-ranked U.S. in July in Washington, D.C., soccer friendly
Canada will face the top-ranked U.S. in an international women's soccer friendly on July 2 in Washington, D.C. The game at Audi Field, one-day after Canada Day, falls during the FIFA June-July interna...
Mar 31, 2025
Former business lobby head Blackburn confirms he is seeking Quebec Liberal leadership
MONTREAL - A former politician and head of an influential business lobby group is joining the race to be the next leader of the Quebec Liberals. Karl Blackburn published an open letter this morning th...
Mar 31, 2025
UAE court sentences 3 people to death in killing of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced three people to death for the killing of Israeli-Moldovan Zvi Kogan, state media reported Monday. The state-run WAM...
Mar 31, 2025
Markets tumble as Canada braces for new wave of U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON - Markets tumbled today amid confusion over how U.S. President Donald Trump intends to pursue his global tariff agenda this week - and how it will hit Canada. Trump has said Wednesday will ...
Mar 31, 2025
Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power on third day of spring storm
Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power on the third day of a spring storm, after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice. An outage map fr...
Mar 31, 2025
French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case
PARIS (AP) - A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty Monday in an embezzlement case but didn't immediately say what her sentence might be and how it might impact the far-right leader's political fut...
Mar 31, 2025
In the news today: Second week of election underway, with eyes on new U.S. tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election The second week of the f...
Mar 31, 2025
Israeli military orders evacuation of most of Rafah
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military has issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The orders issued Monday come after Israel en...
Mar 31, 2025
