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Mayor of town where Munro lived would 'consider' amending monument honouring her
CENTRAL HURON, ONT. - For the mayor of the municipality where Alice Munro spent much of her adult life, the monument honouring her outside the local library should be left unchanged - an affirmation t...
Jul 09, 2024

CF Montreal hires executive Corey Wray as sports strategy consultant
MONTREAL - CF Montreal hired longtime Major League Soccer executive Corey Wray as a sports strategy consultant Tuesday. Wray will assist president and chief executive Gabriel Gervais in "optimizing th...
Jul 09, 2024

Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change,...
Jul 09, 2024

Design of websites and apps makes protecting privacy harder: Privacy Commissioner
GATINEAU, Que. - The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says a review of websites and mobile apps has found that deceptive design patterns that make it difficult for people to protect their privacy are no...
Jul 09, 2024

Daily heat records tumble in B.C., temperatures in southern Interior to remain high
More daily temperature records have fallen in British Columbia, with temperatures forecast to remain in the high 30s for the rest of the week in much of the southern Interior. A summary from Environme...
Jul 09, 2024

Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli strike in Syria Tuesday killed a former personal bodyguard of the Hezbollah leader, an official with the Lebanese militant group said. The news came hours after an Israeli dro...
Jul 09, 2024

Indian nationals who were misled into joining the Russian army will be discharged, official says
India said Tuesday that its nationals who were "misled" into joining the Russian army will be discharged, a development that came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Moscow since t...
Jul 09, 2024

Jonathan Pedneault resigns from Green Party, leaving Elizabeth May as sole leader
OTTAWA - The man who was chosen by Green Party members to be co-leader with Elizabeth May says he's resigning. Jonathan Pedneault says he is leaving for personal reasons and that it's been an honour t...
Jul 09, 2024

Planned power outages set for this week
PRINCE GEORGE-B.C. Hydro is hard at work tuning up the electrical grid with multiple planned outages taking place this week.The first outage begins on July 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will affect po...
Jul 09, 2024

In the news today: Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be gathering with NATO leaders today...
Jul 09, 2024