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Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund to support homebuilding, as well as a $400-million top-up to the housing accelerator ...
Apr 02, 2024

Biden and Xi hold first call since November summit, Chinese state media reports
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Tuesday in their first call since their November summit in California, Chinese state media reported. China's state broadcas...
Apr 02, 2024

Carson Wentz agrees to a 1-year deal with the Chiefs to back up Patrick Mahomes, AP source says
Carson Wentz has agreed to a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the...
Apr 02, 2024

Fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations kills at least 29 people
ISTANBUL (AP) - A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday killed at least 29 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for q...
Apr 02, 2024

Olynyk thriving as Raptors playmaking centre with Poeltl, Quickley and Barnes out
TORONTO - When starting point guard Immanuel Quickley stepped away from the Toronto Raptors, it was not obvious who would set up the team's offence. All-star forward Scottie Barnes usually took over p...
Apr 02, 2024

Canada's Gushue tops New Zealand's Hood 7-4 at world men's curling championship
SCHAFFHAUSEN - Canada's Brad Gushue improved to 4-1 following a 7-4 nine-end victory over New Zealand's Anton Hood at the world men's curling championship on Tuesday. The two teams traded singles thro...
Apr 02, 2024

Canadian-American citizen among seven aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
A Canadian-American citizen is among the seven aid workers who were killed by an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza. The World Central Kitchen says three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish nat...
Apr 02, 2024

Senegal swears in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new president
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president on Tuesday, completing the previously little-known opposition figure's dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in...
Apr 02, 2024

What is World Central Kitchen and how has it helped people in Gaza?
World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef Jos Andrs, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an apparent Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners...
Apr 02, 2024

In the news today: Key politicians to testify at foreign interference inquiry today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Han Dong to address foreign interference inquiry A federal inquiry into foreign...
Apr 02, 2024