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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it quickly grows more powerful, forecasters said...
Oct 23, 2024
French maritime authorities report 2 migrant deaths in English Channel
PARIS (AP) - French maritime authorities pulled the bodies of two migrants from the English Channel on Wednesday, pushing the count of dead and missing in French waters so far this year above 50. Auth...
Oct 23, 2024
Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief says North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's spy chief told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Last week, the National Intellig...
Oct 23, 2024
In the news today: Some Liberal MPs set to ask Trudeau to step down
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Unspecified number of Liberal MPs set to confront Trudeau, ask him to step down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Oct 23, 2024
Oil removal work begins on 'fragile' Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.
An oil salvage operation is underway on the fragile wreckage of a U.S. army transport ship that sank almost 80 years ago off coastal British Columbia in a race to head off an eruption of thousands of ...
Oct 23, 2024
Bank of Canada to release interest rate decision, economic forecast today
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its latest interest rate decision this morning. The central bank has lowered its key policy interest rate three times so far this year to bring it to 4.25 pe...
Oct 23, 2024
Unspecified number of Liberal MPs set to confront Trudeau, ask him to step down
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face down his own caucus members in a hotly anticipated meeting this morning, as several of them plan to try to convince him to step aside. Rumours have cir...
Oct 23, 2024
Presidents and prime ministers: How cross-border personality clashes could play out
WASHINGTON - President John F. Kennedy stood before Canadian lawmakers elucidating the important relationship between the two countries: "Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends....
Oct 23, 2024
Poll suggests more than half of Canadians unaware of gridlock in House of Commons
OTTAWA - A debate has ground work in the House of Commons to a halt for weeks, but a new poll suggests that most Canadians are not even aware it's happening. In a new survey from polling firm Leger, 5...
Oct 23, 2024
Oil removal work begins on 'fragile' Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.
An oil salvage operation is underway on the fragile wreckage of a U.S. army transport ship that sank almost 80 years ago off coastal British Columbia in a race to head off an eruption of thousands of ...
Oct 23, 2024
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