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Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along US coast
MIAMI (AP) - A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Ca...
Aug 17, 2025
Ukraine's allies meet as Zelenskyy travels to Washington to meet with Trump
OTTAWA - Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes session with U.S. President Donald Trump, who's fresh off his latest attempt t...
Aug 17, 2025
Air Canada passengers still scrambling to rebook as labour dispute grounds flights
Air passengers are still scrambling to rebook their flights home as a labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants continues to ground planes around the world. James Hart and Zahara Vir...
Aug 17, 2025
US envoy says Putin agreed to security protections for Ukraine as part of Trump summit
NEW YORK (AP) - Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine ...
Aug 17, 2025
Polls in Bolivia open for national elections that could empower the right wing
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Polls in Bolivia opened on for presidential and congressional elections that could spell the end of the Andean nation's long-dominant leftist party and see a right-wing governme...
Aug 17, 2025
Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country's northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed hou...
Aug 17, 2025
Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls. ...
Aug 17, 2025
European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
KYIV (AP) - European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they'll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Donald Trump, rallying around the Ukrainian ...
Aug 17, 2025
Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that ...
Aug 17, 2025
Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests
WASHINGTON - Members of the United States National Guard stood near the Washington Monument on Saturday amid escalating tensions in the U.S. capital as President Donald Trump ramped up the presence of...
Aug 17, 2025