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Canadian-born heavyweight Ben (Vanilla Thunder) Tynan back for more in Bangkok
Last time Ben (Vanilla Thunder) Tynan was at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, the Canadian-born mixed martial arts heavyweight left with a win and a US$50,000 bonus. His mother turned out to be...
Mar 20, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: What this province needs is another left-wing party
WHEN BC CONSERVATIVE candidates Ward Stamer and Dennis Giesbrecht held their introductory news conference last weekend, the first question they were asked was if they felt they would split the free-en...
Mar 20, 2024
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he's quitting as head of his party and the country
LONDON (AP) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as leader of the country soon as a successor is chosen. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the ce...
Mar 20, 2024
Protesters block Newfoundland and Labrador legislature ahead of provincial budget
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A group of more than 100 protesting fishers blocked Newfoundland and Labrador government officials from entering the legislature on Wednesday ahead of the scheduled presentation of ...
Mar 20, 2024
A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia's coast
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia's northernmost coast on Wednesday. Local fishermen rescued six refugees who said more people were ...
Mar 20, 2024
In the news today: Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting on visa
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting for word on Canadian vi...
Mar 20, 2024
How to pay your respects to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in Ottawa
OTTAWA - People have another chance to pay their respects to Brian Mulroney in Ottawa today before the public tributes move to Montreal. The former prime minister died on Feb. 29 at age 84. Officials ...
Mar 20, 2024
Feds eye 'more responsive' models for RCMP's contract policing across Canada
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is looking for ways to improve policing services provided under contract by the RCMP across Canada - eyeing everything from overall cost and sustainability to stronger ...
Mar 20, 2024
Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting for word on Canadian visa
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A 62-year-old Ontario woman says her brother has died in northern Gaza after weeks spent searching for food and refuge while he waited for word from the federal government about whe...
Mar 20, 2024
Uganda, Ghana LGBTQ+ activists urge Ottawa to step up action against homophobic laws
OTTAWA - Canada is missing a pivotal moment to fight a rollback of LGBTQ+ rights abroad, activists say, and they're urging the Liberal government to put more action behind its condemnation of homophob...
Mar 20, 2024
