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Final stage of Spanish Vuelta cycling race interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters
MADRID (AP) - Pro-Palestinian protesters have interrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta. There were clashes between police and protesters near the route finale in Madrid on Sunday. Some protes...
Sep 14, 2025

More than 1,500 police on hand for final stage of Spanish Vuelta amid pro-Palestinian protests
MADRID (AP) - More than 1,500 police officers have been deployed ahead of the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta in Madrid on Sunday as more pro-Palestinian protests were expected for the final stage o...
Sep 14, 2025

Qatar hosts top diplomats before major summit on Israel's attack in Doha targeting Hamas leaders
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar's prime minister denounced Israel on Sunday as foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim nations met to discuss a possible unified response to Israel's attack on ...
Sep 14, 2025

Parliament returns Monday with Carney's first budget on the horizon
OTTAWA - The House of Commons reconvenes tomorrow, which will see Prime Minister Mark Carney square off with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Parliament for the first time. Poilievre will once ...
Sep 14, 2025

Manitoba cabinet briefing on landfill search for murder victims not being released
WINNIPEG - A report that could shed more light on why Manitoba's former Progressive Conservative government rejected calls to search a landfill for the remains of two murder victims is being withheld ...
Sep 14, 2025

Provincial election? Bring it on, say Newfoundland critics of Quebec energy deal
ST. JOHN'S - An imminent provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador is a key opportunity for the public to demand transparency about a new energy agreement with Hydro-Qubec - and possibly even h...
Sep 14, 2025

Dead calf was still attached to umbilical cord while pushed by southern resident J36
VICTORIA - The discovery of a dead female Orca calf near Vancouver Island in American waters continues to raise questions among researchers. A statement from the American-based Center for Whale Resear...
Sep 13, 2025

B.C.'s human rights office launches campaign to fight misinformation, disinformation
VICTORIA - B.C.'s human rights commissioner says misinformation and disinformation pose "significant threats" to human rights as her office has launched a new tool to prevent the spread of such inform...
Sep 13, 2025

B.C. farm says it will ask Supreme Court of Canada to stop the cull of 400 ostriches
VICTORIA - A spokesperson for Universal Ostrich Farms says the farm will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to stop the culling of 400 ostriches hit by avian flu, but it is not clear yet whether Canada's...
Sep 13, 2025

Anti-Israel protests turn the Spanish Vuelta cycling race into a diplomatic battleground
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - As an alderperson in northwestern Spain, Rosana Prieto tends to the running of her tiny village and is far removed from major cities, often rocked by protests over geopolitical...
Sep 13, 2025

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