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First Majestic to buy Gatos Silver in all-stock deal valued at US$970M
VANCOUVER - First Majestic Silver Corp. has signed a deal to buy Gatos Silver Inc. in a transaction valued at US$970 million. Under the agreement, Gatos shareholders will receive 2.55 shares of First ...
Sep 05, 2024
The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it's a fraction of what is needed
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo's capital on Thursday, the country's authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks i...
Sep 05, 2024
COLLINS: Teachers and nurses are facing similar issues — and it's not a pretty sight
TEACHERS HEADED BACK TO WORK this week and they are facing even more stress than they did when they left their schools in June. More demand for teachers because of increasing populations. Teaching bec...
Sep 05, 2024
Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister
PARIS (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government. The appointment of t...
Sep 05, 2024
Canadian long jumper Noah Vucsics ready to launch at Paralympic Games
Noah Vucsics got into trouble for jumping over garbage cans in the halls of Calgary's James Fowler High School when he was in Grade 12. A happy offshoot of that clash with authority was the suggestion...
Sep 05, 2024
In the news today: NDP holds key to timing of next election after ending Liberal deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... What's next for Singh and his broken political pact with Trudeau? NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh may hold the key to...
Sep 05, 2024
Police shoot suspicious person near a museum and Israeli Consulate in Munich
BERLIN (AP) - Police in Munich said officers fired shots at a suspicious person on Thursday in an area near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on the city's Nazi-era history. Police said on the social...
Sep 05, 2024
No photos of Trudeau on campaign signs in Montreal riding ahead of byelection
MONTREAL - One familiar face is conspicuously absent from a federal byelection campaign in Montreal that could have major implications for the Liberal government. As candidates embark on the home stre...
Sep 05, 2024
What's next for Singh and his broken political pact with Trudeau?
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh may hold the key to trigger the next election now that he's axed his political pact with the Liberals, but strategists say that could prove to be both an asset and a ...
Sep 05, 2024
B.C. will stand up to 'unfair' duties after sawmill closures: Forests minister
British Columbia's forests minister says the province will fight against "unfair duties and stand up for forestry workers" after Canfor Corp. announced the closure of two northern B.C. sawmills, partl...
Sep 05, 2024
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