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Trudeau hand-picking candidate in Montreal byelection riles aspiring contenders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to hand-pick a candidate for a riding in an upcoming Montreal byelection isn't being well-received by three aspiring contenders who spent months campa...
Jul 23, 2024
Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa judge has ruled the state's strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are p...
Jul 23, 2024
Winnipeg Blue Bombers add veteran defensive back Grymes to practice roster
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers added veteran defensive back Aaron Grymes to the practice roster Tuesday. Grymes, 33, was released in January by the Edmonton Elks after missing the 2022 and 2023 ...
Jul 23, 2024
TNRD issues evacuation alert for two Highway 99 properties; nearby Finney Creek wildfire grows to 10 ha.
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - A pair of properties along Highway 99 are on evacuation alert due to a new wildfire. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) issued the alert for 1468 and 2628 Highway 99 betw...
Jul 23, 2024
Legal tech firm Clio smashes Canadian software financing record with US$900M raise
BURNABY, B.C. - Clio has raised a US$900-million round of funding that the legal tech firm says is the largest software raise in Canadian tech history. The Burnaby, B.C.-based company says the Series ...
Jul 23, 2024
Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally
WASHINGTON (AP) - The director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job, according to an email she sent to staff, following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump t...
Jul 23, 2024
3 Army Reserve officers disciplined after reservist killed 18 people last October in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Three Army Reserve officers were disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a rampage in which a reservist killed 18 people in Maine, according to an Army report th...
Jul 23, 2024
Interior Health relocating residents at long-term senior care home in Williams Lake due to nearby wildfire
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health is relocating 21 residents from Cariboo Place long-term care home in Williams Lake. In a news release issued Monday (July 22), the health authority says the move ...
Jul 23, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to visit China after years-long rift
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is headed to China on Friday at the invitation of Beijing, after years of diplomatic strain following the 2018 detention of two Canadians. In recent month...
Jul 23, 2024
Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending yearslong rift, Chinese state media says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said Tuesday, taking a step toward potentially resolving...
Jul 23, 2024
