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Quebec has turned down funds aimed at addressing systemic racism in the courts
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combating systemic racism in the criminal justice system, saying it doesn't agree with the program's approach. The federal gov...
Sep 02, 2025
Strike deadline passes for B.C. public service staff
VANCOUVER - The deadline has passed for possible strike action to begin in British Columbia by an array of public service workers that includes liquor store staff, community college instructors and mu...
Sep 02, 2025
A devastating landslide wipes out a village in Sudan's Darfur, killing more than 1,000 people
CAIRO (AP) - A devastating landslide wiped out a village in Sudan's western region of Darfur, killing at least 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country's recent hi...
Sep 01, 2025
CP NewsAlert: BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA - The British Columbia General Employees' Union says a portion of its members who work for the province's public service will begin walking picket lines Tuesday after the union issued 72-hour...
Sep 01, 2025
Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday he's awarding Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honor the day after his political ally and former New York mayor w...
Sep 01, 2025
Naomi Osaka defeats Coco Gauff at the US Open to reach her first major quarterfinal since 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka eliminated Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the U.S. Open with a far more confident and consistent brand of tennis Monday to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in more than 4 1/...
Sep 01, 2025
Housefather and other MPs issue call for action against rise of antisemitism
OTTAWA - Nearly a fifth of the Liberal caucus has issued a letter calling for more to be done to address a rise in antisemitism after a Jewish woman in her 70s was stabbed at an Ottawa grocery store. ...
Sep 01, 2025
'Mercy of politics': Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them. Market ana...
Sep 01, 2025
'Mercy of politics': Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them. Market ana...
Sep 01, 2025
Russia is suspected of jamming the radar of EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, an official says
BRUSSELS (AP) - A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen was hit by radar jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane lande...
Sep 01, 2025