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Mélanie Joly will not run for Liberal party leadership, source confirms
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is out of the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader, a Liberal source confirms to The Canadian Press. Joly is expected to talk to media toda...
Jan 10, 2025
Trump appears virtually in New York court to be sentenced in his hush money before inauguration
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is appearing virtually in a New York courtroom to be sentenced for his hush money conviction, 10 days before he is inaugurated. Trump, seated in a dark sui...
Jan 10, 2025
Canadian plane fighting L.A. fires out of service after colliding with civilian drone
Authorities in Los Angeles say a Quebec water bomber is out of service after colliding with a drone while fighting wildfires Thursday. A pair of Quebec water bombers and their crews have been helping ...
Jan 10, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime downs top-seed Paul to reach final at Adelaide International
ADELAIDE - Canada's Flix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Adelaide International on Friday, defeating top-seeded American Tommy Paul in the semifinals. The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of ...
Jan 10, 2025
In the news today: Analysts expect jobless rate edged up in December
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Analysts expect jobless rate edged up in December Statistics Canada will release the country's job report for ...
Jan 10, 2025
Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - As Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his presidency than they did at the end of Donald Trump's first term or Barack Obama's second, a new poll finds...
Jan 10, 2025
Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister
TORONTO - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives. Holland says regulated he...
Jan 10, 2025
How to improve climate predictions? McGill researchers turn to 19th century letters
A team led by McGill University researchers came up with a method they hope could improve climate models over Africa by combining them with 19th century missionary records, refashioning dubious docume...
Jan 10, 2025
Civil society groups push to ensure effectiveness of coming border agency watchdog
OTTAWA - The fight for an independent review body to keep an eye on Canada's border agency may be over, but there are lingering concerns in civil society circles about how much bite the new watchdog w...
Jan 10, 2025
South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his ...
Jan 10, 2025
