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Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) - French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start ...
Apr 03, 2024
Tech industry says barriers keep Canadian companies from selling to government
OTTAWA - Bureaucracy makes it too difficult for Canadian tech companies to sell to government, a new report from an industry group says - and all that red tape is keeping them from a bigger piece of t...
Apr 03, 2024
Uber's highest-rated riders nationwide are in Red Deer, company says
Red Deer has the highest rider ratings in the country, according to ride-share company Uber.For the third year, Uber is releasing data on rider ratings, which it notes if stellar are the ultimate badg...
Apr 03, 2024
Canada's Gushue downs the Netherlands to improve to 6-1 at world curling playdowns
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Canada's Brad Gushue scored a 7-4 win over Wouter Goesgens of the Netherlands at the world men's curling championship on Wednesday. Gushue scored a pair in the opening end ...
Apr 03, 2024
Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Egyptian state media say the bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes have been transported out of the Gaza Strip before their repatriation. Qah...
Apr 03, 2024
Alberta's Family Resource Networks program gets extension
Albertans will soon benefit from having a greater access to family-related services.The provincial government is proposing to add another $6.6 million in funding over two years for Family Resource Net...
Apr 03, 2024
Spanish police detain ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe
MADRID (AP) - Spanish police detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe, Spain's Civil Guard said Wednesday. The Civil Guar...
Apr 03, 2024
Spanish police detain ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe
MADRID (AP) - Spanish police detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe, Spain's Civil Guard said Wednesday. The Civil Guar...
Apr 03, 2024
In the news today: Opening arguments at the Alberta blockade trial for trio of men
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Opening arguments set for Coutts blockade trial Opening arguments are scheduled...
Apr 03, 2024
Rescuers launch feeding plan for killer whale calf stranded in remote B.C. lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Plans to save a killer whale calf stranded in a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island for almost two weeks have been elevated to attempts to feed the young animal. Federal...
Apr 03, 2024