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Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 8 people
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A freight train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring 45, authorities said. The accident took place in an ...
Sep 08, 2025

Carney government noncommittal about Canada meeting 2030 climate goals
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney won't say whether Canada will meet its climate goals under the Paris agreement by 2030. Speaking in Newfoundland and Labrador today, Carney was asked by reporters h...
Sep 08, 2025

Federal government says it has found almost 500 ways to cut red tape
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has found almost 500 ways to streamline regulations and cut costs through a 60-day red tape review exercise. Departments and agencies have published reports ide...
Sep 08, 2025

Noble Canyon wildfire held, evacuation alerts remain in effect
The fire situation has been somewhat contained outside Lavington.The B.C. Wildfire Service said the Noble Canyon wildfire was deemed as 'being held' shortly before 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10. That desig...
Sep 08, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney details tariff relief funding for Atlantic businesses
ST. JOHN'S - Prime Minister Mark Carney says businesses in Atlantic Canada will be able to access $80 million of the tariff relief fund set up by the Liberal government. Ottawa has set aside $1 billio...
Sep 08, 2025

CCMA's to take over Kelowna all week
Kelowna is preparing to welcome the nation's top country music stars as the Canadian Country Music Association Awards (CCMA Awards) and Country Music Week take over the city from Sept. 10 to 13. The w...
Sep 08, 2025

System failed Quebec girl whose 2019 killing led to youth protection reforms: coroner
MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the youth protection system, was failed by both individuals and institutions, a coroner s...
Sep 08, 2025

Police update expected on double-murder fugitive who escaped B.C. jail
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are set to announce an update on a fugitive twice convicted of first-degree murder who has been on the lam for more than three years. The RCMP's Federal Policing Pacif...
Sep 08, 2025

Police update expected on double-murder fugitive who escaped B.C. jail
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are set to announce an update on a fugitive twice convicted of first-degree murder who has been on the lam for more than three years. The RCMP's Federal Policing Pacif...
Sep 08, 2025

Canada's transportation safety board to investigate St. Maarten WestJet hard landing
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is sending a team of investigators to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten to investigate the rough landing of a WestJet plane yesterday. The safety bo...
Sep 08, 2025

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