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Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties
OTTAWA - Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both Canada...
Aug 31, 2025

US judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, after their law...
Aug 31, 2025

N.W.T. wildfire prompts evacuation order for Fort Providence
FORT PROVIDENCE - An evacuation order has been issued for a community in Northwest Territories due to a wildfire in the area. After being told to be ready to leave, the community of Fort Providence ha...
Aug 31, 2025

Spartans hand TWolves first defeat of 2025 Canada West season
LANGLEY, B.C. - The UNBC Timberwolves men's soccer team couldn't make it four wins out of four to start their Canada West campaign.The TWolves couldn't complete the weekend sweep as they were beaten 1...
Aug 31, 2025

Spacedust from asteroid Bennu provides glimpse into celestial past
MONTREAL - New research on a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu - a small portion of which should arrive in Canada soon - is offering a glimpse into how it came to be. Studies published in Natur...
Aug 31, 2025

Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, announced Sunday that Abu Obeida, a spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, was killed in Gaza over the weekend. Obeida's last stat...
Aug 31, 2025

Pope Leo XIV denounces 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday denounced the "pandemic of arms, large and small," as he prayed publicly for the victims of the shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States. ...
Aug 31, 2025

Terrorism peace bond prohibits P.E.I. man from accessing internet or having passport
CHARLOTTETOWN - A Prince Edward Island man facing a terrorism peace bond has been ordered to follow a raft of conditions, including not accessing the internet and not holding a passport. The RCMP in P...
Aug 31, 2025

Facilities in new Quebec end-of-life care home highlight growing demand for MAID
JOLIETTE - In nearly 30 years as a palliative care physician, Dr. Nathalie Allard has provided end-of-life care in busy hospital hallways, and consulted with families with only a curtain separating th...
Aug 31, 2025

The unwritten rules of tennis, and why post-match handshakes sometimes go awry
NEW YORK (AP) - There's been a lot of talk about the unwritten rules of tennis during Week 1 of this U.S. Open, whether it's the necessity of a " sorry, not sorry " raised hand after a let cord or the...
Aug 30, 2025