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All passengers safe after boat collision on Okanagan Lake
Emergency crews responded Wednesday evening to a collision involving two boats about 500 metres south of the Bennett Bridge on Okanagan Lake. The call came in around 8:40 p.m., prompting rapid respons...
Aug 28, 2025

Quebec demanding budget cuts as junior colleges face record enrolment
MONTRAL - The federation representing Quebec's junior colleges is calling on the provincial government to walk back budget cuts as the school year opens with record enrolment. Nearly 194,000 students ...
Aug 28, 2025

UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon next year after nearly 5 decades
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to terminate the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of 2026 after nearly five decades, bowing to demands ...
Aug 28, 2025

Active wildfires jump as heat warnings continue for parts of B.C.
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has leapt by about 10 following several days of hot, sunny weather. BC Wildfire Service figures Thursday morning show 78 active blazes, up from 68 on...
Aug 28, 2025

Quebec premier calls on auto insurance board to co-operate with police investigation
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is demanding that the province's auto insurance board fully collaborate with anti-corruption police. The anti-corruption unit is investigating major cost overrun...
Aug 28, 2025

'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms
TORONTO - As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout. Student...
Aug 28, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Canada names new high commissioner to India as both restore relations
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has unveiled Canada's new high commissioner to India, 10 months after both countries expelled their top envoys. Longtime Canadian diplomat Christopher Coo...
Aug 28, 2025

Uncertainty reigns in Kanesatake nearly one month after cancelled election
MONTREAL - Tensions are flaring in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake nearly one month after an election was abruptly called off, leaving disagreement and uncertainty over who is in charge and how to ...
Aug 28, 2025

Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations
CHICAGO (AP) - The Trump administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thursday, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdow...
Aug 28, 2025

Closure of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center can proceed, judge says
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge in Miami has refused to pause her order requiring the winding down of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" whil...
Aug 28, 2025

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