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Ottawa slams Israel after official finding of famine, urges halt to escalating war
OTTAWA - The Carney government is endorsing a UN-backed finding that famine is occurring in Gaza, and is urging Israel to stop ramping up its campaign in the Palestinian territory. The global standard...
Aug 25, 2025

Humanitarian group says Libya's coast guard fired on its vessel in the Mediterranean
CAIRO (AP) - A humanitarian group said Monday that Libya's coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. The nonprofit SOS Mediterranee said...
Aug 25, 2025

First Nations partnership to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals
STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates Britis...
Aug 25, 2025

First Nations partnership to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals
STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates Britis...
Aug 25, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrenders to ICE in Baltimore, faces possible deportation to Uganda
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore Monday and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda, an African countr...
Aug 25, 2025

Back home in Maryland, Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office
BALTIMORE (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose arrest and fight to stay in the U.S. has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, arrived Monday morning to Baltimore in anti...
Aug 25, 2025

Tropical Storm Juliette forms in the Pacific as Fernand churns over open waters in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Juliette formed Monday in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Mexico's Baja California peninsula as Tropical Storm Fernand churned in the Atlantic Ocean. No coastal wa...
Aug 25, 2025

AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health off...
Aug 25, 2025

In the news today: Evacuations continue as N.S. wildfire intensifies
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Evacuations continue as N.S. wildfire intensifies Some who call Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley home are keepin...
Aug 25, 2025

Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza hospital kills 8, health ministry says
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike hit the fourth floor of southern Gaza's main hospital Monday, killing at least eight people, Gaza's health ministry said. The ministry said the vict...
Aug 25, 2025