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Supporters of Hassan Diab urge Canada to reject France's latest extradition request
OTTAWA - The federal government's representative in the Senate says France has requested the extradition of Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab - a demand his supporters are telling the prime minis...
Jun 08, 2023
Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms
BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison is stepping down after four years in the role. Harrison's departure was announced Thursday morning at a news conference held on short...
Jun 08, 2023
Jays reliever Bass meets with Pride Toronto director after apologizing for post
TORONTO - Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass said he's "in a better place moving forward" after speaking with Pride Toronto's executive director in the wake of his social media post that supported anti-2S...
Jun 08, 2023
AP Exclusive: Drone images of collapsed dam show ruined structure, devastation and no signs of life
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) - Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation show the ruined structure falling into the flooded river and hundreds o...
Jun 08, 2023
Canada's last Cup: Montreal Canadiens look back at 1993 title three decades later
Kirk Muller remembers the speech like it was yesterday. Down 2-0 to the Quebec Nordiques in the first round of the 1993 playoffs - and coming off a clunky regular-season finish - Montreal Canadiens ge...
Jun 08, 2023
Knife attacker injures several people, including children, in French Alpine town
PARIS (AP) - An attacker with a knife wounded children and adults in a town in the Alps on Thursday before he was quickly arrested, France's interior ministry said. Interior Minster Gerald Darmanin sa...
Jun 08, 2023
RBC Canadian Open teeing off amid controversy in golf world
Some of the world's top players are teeing off at the RBC Canadian Open today amid the hotly debated LIV Golf-PGA Tour controversy that shook the golf world this week. Four-time major championship win...
Jun 08, 2023
Zelenskyy visits area flooded by destroyed dam as five reported dead in Russian-occupied town
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the flood-hit region of Kherson on Thursday to evaluate response to damage caused by a dam breach. The Ukrainian leader wrote...
Jun 08, 2023
In The News for June 8 : Wildfires leave most of Canada under smoky haze
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 08, 2023
Wildfire battles continue under heat, air quality alerts over most of Canada
The battle against hundreds of wildfires continues, as almost every jurisdiction in Canada remains under either heat or air quality warnings from the federal government. The day after what was suppose...
Jun 08, 2023