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March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge has set a March 4 trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The de...
Aug 28, 2023

Montreal police warn of rising number of sextortion cases targeting youth
Montreal police are warning young people to be careful online after the number of sextortion cases they've seen has risen dramatically. The force says its child sex exploitation unit has already recei...
Aug 28, 2023

Short turnaround from Tokyo to Paris has Canada's para athletes working hard
Three years between Paralympic Games instead of four has Paris 2024 coming at high speed for champion swimmer Aurelie Rivard. A double gold medallist in Tokyo's Games, which were postponed from 2020 t...
Aug 28, 2023

Canadian athletes to watch in 2024 Paralympic Games
With the 2024 Paralympics a year away, here is a look at 10 Canadian athletes who could find themselves on the podium in Paris: Aurelie Rivard, swimming Five-time Paralympic freestyle champion and dou...
Aug 28, 2023

Moscow helping cybercriminals operate with "near impunity": Canadian Cyber Centre
OTTAWA - A new federal report predicts Russian intelligence services and police will help cybercriminals operate with "near impunity" against their targets - including Canadians - in coming months. Th...
Aug 28, 2023

Biden and the first lady head to District of Columbia public middle school to welcome back students
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are visiting a District of Columbia public middle school on Monday to welcome students back for the new school year. The Bidens are head...
Aug 28, 2023

In the news today: Wildfire damage update today for residents of BC's Shuswap region
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Wildfire-affected residents to learn fate of homes Residents of British Columbi...
Aug 28, 2023

U.S. Open starts Monday with Swiatek, Gauff, Djokovic in action
NEW YORK (AP) - The season's last Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, gets started on Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis - about a year after two even bigger names walked away from the ...
Aug 27, 2023

Texas takeover raises back-to-school anxiety for Houston students, parents and teachers
HOUSTON (AP) - The library at Houston's Lockhart Elementary had been a refuge for 8-year-old Sydney, who has struggled because of dyslexia. The school's librarian, Cheryl Hensley, curated a space that...
Aug 27, 2023

Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in election subversion case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Donald Trump are due back in court Monday as a federal judge considers radically conflicting proposals for a trial date in the case accusing him of working to overturn th...
Aug 27, 2023