Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance sought Wednesday to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East, as he and oth...
Oct 22, 2025
Wildfire fighters, evacuees call on feds to restore funds for equipment and training
OTTAWA - When Jennifer Saulnier fled her home with her dog in Tantallon, N.S., in May 2023, her phone started buzzing as she sat in stalled traffic. Her home monitoring system alerted her first to a w...
Oct 22, 2025
NFL moves its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL is moving its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week beginning this February, the latest adjustment for the all-star event that became a flag football game a few years ago. Co...
Oct 22, 2025
Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a ...
Oct 22, 2025
Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the U.N. aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palesti...
Oct 22, 2025
Carney vows budget will spur 'unprecedented' investment, but warns of 'sacrifices'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney promised the nation Wednesday evening the fall budget will spur unseen levels of private sector investments, but at the same time he warned that sacrifices are in s...
Oct 22, 2025
Israel 'not a protectorate' of the US, Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's prime minister toughened his stance Wednesday by declaring that his country is in charge of its own security and isn't an American protectorate as he prepared to discu...
Oct 22, 2025
This seat taken? Thieves busted for stealing over 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain
MADRID (AP) - Spanish police have busted a criminal group dedicated to stealing your seat. Literally. Spain's National Police said Wednesday that they had arrested seven people suspected of stealing m...
Oct 22, 2025
Ex-US Sen. John E. Sununu enters GOP primary race in New Hampshire for the seat he lost in 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP's chances o...
Oct 22, 2025
Journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia win EU's top human rights award
BRUSSELS (AP) - Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Met...
Oct 22, 2025
