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In the news today: Joly in Washington, mosque attack anniversary, Ontario election
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Joly to meet with U.S. counterpart Rubio Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., tod...
Jan 29, 2025
BoC expected to lower interest rates today, as forecasts predict quarter-point cut
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its first interest rate announcement of the year this morning. Forecasters are widely expecting a quarter-percentage-point cut. That would bring the Bank of ...
Jan 29, 2025
'Duty to remember:' Events to mark eighth anniversary of Quebec City mosque attack
MONTREAL - Only one bullet hole remains in the wall of the Centre culturel islamique de Qubec, eight years after a gunman stormed into the mosque and killed six Muslim men who had come to pray. While ...
Jan 29, 2025
Joly to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio as tariff threat looms
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., today to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Canada faces the threat of devastating tariffs landing as early...
Jan 29, 2025
Privy Council had diplomats urge Denmark to expedite Carolyn Bennett's ambassadorship
OTTAWA - Bureaucrats working for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had diplomats push Denmark to speed up the appointment of former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett as ambassador to that country - a chang...
Jan 29, 2025
Flames burned by costly miscues against Capitals
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames battled toe-to-toe with the NHL's No. 1 team on Tuesday, but a rare gaffe by veteran forward Blake Coleman cost them. Eighteen seconds after Coleman's second-period penalt...
Jan 28, 2025
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of a...
Jan 28, 2025
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of a...
Jan 28, 2025
Hot Thompson helps Capitals douse the Flames 3-1
CALGARY - Logan Thompson's remarkable run in goal continued on Tuesday as he made 32 saves to backstop the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome...
Jan 28, 2025
Connor scores back-breaker, Jets stars shine bright in 4-1 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Kyle Connor tilted his head up to the jumbotron and saw the clock winding down. When he looked back down, he spotted an opportunity to score. The Winnipeg Jets' star winger chipped the puck...
Jan 28, 2025
