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Macron says France will provide 100-euro aid package to support Lebanon
PARIS (AP) - France will provide a 100-million euro ($108-million) aid package to support Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron told an international conference Thursday in Paris. Macron said "in ...
Oct 24, 2024

In the news today: Trudeau to announce major drop in immigration
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau to announce massive drop in immigration targets: official Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to...
Oct 24, 2024

Sentencing to begin for man who pleaded guilty to killing partner, two children
WINNIPEG - A sentencing hearing for a Manitoba man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killings of his common-law partner and their two young children is set to begin Thursday. Trevis Mc...
Oct 24, 2024

Trudeau to announce massive drop in immigration targets: official
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce a major drop in the number of new permanent residents Canada will accept in 2025. As first reported by The National Post, the government'...
Oct 24, 2024

How a Montreal school reignited a debate over secularism and Bill 21 in Quebec
MONTREAL - An investigation into a climate of fear at a Montreal primary school has reignited a debate about secularism in Quebec's education system, with the provincial government pledging to conside...
Oct 24, 2024

Capitals hand the Flyers a 6th consecutive loss, extend their win streak to 5
WASHINGTON (AP) - Connor McMichael scored twice, Alex Ovechkin got an empty-netter for the 855th goal of his NHL career and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 Wednesday night for...
Oct 23, 2024

Gauld nets hat trick, Vancouver Whitecaps rout Portland Timbers 5-0 in wild-card game
PORTLAND - The Vancouver Whitecaps are officially into the Major League Soccer playoffs after posting an emphatic 5-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in a wild-card matchup Wednesday. Vancouver's ca...
Oct 23, 2024

5 million adults without primary care, surgeries returning to normal: CIHI report
TORONTO - A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says 83 per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults withou...
Oct 23, 2024

Tropical storm battering Philippines leaves at least 23 people dead in flooding and landslides
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 23 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authori...
Oct 23, 2024

York United downs Pacific FC to record first Canadian Premier League playoff win
TORONTO - York United FC won its first-ever Canadian Premier League playoff game, dispatching Pacific FC 2-0 in the fourth- versus fifth-place matchup that kicked off post-season play Wednesday. There...
Oct 23, 2024