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CP NewsAlert: Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante won't seek third term in 2025
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says she won't run for a third term in next year's municipal elections. Plante's office confirmed the news, which the mayor will make official at an 11:30 a.m. ...
Oct 23, 2024

Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it grows more powerful, forecasters said. The st...
Oct 23, 2024

Petition calls for urgent federal action to support wildfire fighters
OTTAWA - People who fight wildfires are on Parliament Hill today to demand the federal government better support firefighters, warning more will leave the job if they don't. Harold Larson, a former fi...
Oct 23, 2024

Hezbollah confirms that top official Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli strike
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) - Hezbollah announced Wednesday that Hashem Safieddine, one of its top officials who had been widely expected to be the group's next leader, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The ...
Oct 23, 2024

Calgary Wild FC women's pro soccer team announce its leaders
CALGARY - Calgary Wild FC has named Lara Murphy the women's pro soccer team's first chief executive officer and Lisa Oldridge its chief financial and operating officer. Wild FC is one of six teams in ...
Oct 23, 2024

Turkish minister says an attack on aerospace company left a number of people dead
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's interior minister said an attack on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS on Wednesday left a number of people dead or injured. Ali Y...
Oct 23, 2024

'It's been different': Tampa Bay Lightning settling into life after Steven Stamkos
Jon Cooper always counted on seeing a familiar face at the start of training camp. The Tampa Bay Lightning head coach would blow his whistle and Steven Stamkos - captain, franchise icon - was there to...
Oct 23, 2024

G7 allies are moving ahead with a $50 billion loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday that Group of Seven allies are moving forward with providing Ukraine with $50 billion in loans for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets. Leaders of ...
Oct 23, 2024

G7 are allies moving ahead with $50 billion loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday that Group of Seven allies are moving forward with providing Ukraine with $50 billion in loans for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets. Leaders of ...
Oct 23, 2024

'Alarming': Report says Canadian homes show higher levels, exposure to radon gas
CALGARY - A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and continues to be a critical public health concern. The report, released Wednesday, is the first update on radon exposure...
Oct 23, 2024