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Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcomin...
Sep 11, 2024
Leafs sign forward Max Pacioretty to professional tryout
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Max Pacioretty to a professional tryout. The 35-year-old played in 47 games last season with the Washington Capitals, scoring four goals and dishi...
Sep 11, 2024
Legislature member Frédéric Beauchemin to announce run for Quebec Liberal leadership
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec Liberal Frdric Beauchemin has decided to enter the race for his party's leadership. Beauchemin has an announcement planned for Friday in Trois-Rivires, Que. The Canadian Press has...
Sep 11, 2024
MacKinnon backs underfire Marner: 'One of the best players in the league'
LAS VEGAS - Nathan MacKinnon got his first up-close look at Mitch Marner back in 2017. The former was an established NHLer. The latter had just completed his rookie season. The pair were poised to sui...
Sep 11, 2024
Blinken and Lammy arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on a joint visit Wednesday, as Ukraine presses the West to allow it to use long-ra...
Sep 11, 2024
Blinken and Lammy arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on a joint visit Wednesday, as Ukraine presses the West to allow it to use long-ra...
Sep 11, 2024
In the news today: NDP and Liberals prepare for fall sitting, US presidential debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... NDP MPs to talk Parliament strategy New Democrat MPs are heading into a second day of meetings in Montreal as ...
Sep 11, 2024
One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways
VANCOUVER - Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia. Exactly how it arrived is not clear, researchers say - perhaps it w...
Sep 11, 2024
One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways
VANCOUVER - Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia. Exactly how it arrived is not clear, researchers say - perhaps it w...
Sep 11, 2024
New Democrats expected to talk strategy for fall House sitting at caucus retreat
MONTREAL - New Democrat MPs are heading into a second day of meetings in Montreal as they nail down a plan for how to navigate the minority Parliament this fall. Leader Jagmeet Singh signalled on Tues...
Sep 11, 2024

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