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Canada, allies head to international court over Iran's downing of Flight PS752
OTTAWA - Canada is among four countries turning to international law to ensure Iran is held accountable for shooting down Flight PS752 more than three years ago. The group of nations - which also incl...
Jun 29, 2023

Canadian cyberspy agency says it disrupted foreign extremist activity
OTTAWA - Canada's cyberspy agency says it conducted operations in the last year to disrupt and remove harmful terrorist content spread online by foreign, ideologically motivated extremists. In its lat...
Jun 29, 2023

Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants B.C. port strike averted, cites economic impact
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is "deeply disturbed" the British Columbia port workers' union has served strike notice and is prepared to walk out on Saturday. The chamber has is...
Jun 29, 2023

Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants B.C. port strike averted, cites economic impact
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is "deeply disturbed" the British Columbia port workers' union has served strike notice and is prepared to walk out on Saturday. The chamber has is...
Jun 29, 2023

Motor vehicle incident on Chief Lake Road causes power outage
PRINCE GEORGE - Update (6:52 a.m.): According to BC Hydro, power has been restored to all residents in the area.Earlier: A power outage is affecting over 3,000 BC Hydro customers in the Prince George ...
Jun 29, 2023

Prince George's Jared Young hits first career home run
CHICAGO - Prince George's very own Jared Young hit his first home run in the major leagues Wednesday night in the Cubs 8-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at famed Wrigley Field in Chicago.Young hit...
Jun 29, 2023

Greece’s left-wing opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, stepping down after crushing election defeat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's left-wing opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, announced his decision Thursday to step down after a crushing election defeat. Tsipras, 48, served as Greece's prime ministe...
Jun 29, 2023

UK appeals court rules that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful
LONDON (AP) - A British court ruled Thursday that a government plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda in an attempt to deter migrants from making risky journeys across the English Channel is unlawful. ...
Jun 29, 2023

In the news today: Potential gravesites found at Alberta residential school
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Search suggests 88 graves at Alberta residential school University of Alberta r...
Jun 29, 2023

Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays
VANCOUVER - Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he's been known to "partake" in watching fireworks, as a way to bring families together. But on Canada Day, he wants peo...
Jun 29, 2023