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World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek to become Canadian citizen
MONTREAL - World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek is becoming a Canadian citizen. Stellato-Dudek will take the oath of citizenship on Wednesday in Montreal, after which she'll be eligible ...
Dec 11, 2024

US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in 'coming days'
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again in "coming days," a U.S. official said Wedn...
Dec 11, 2024

US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in 'coming days'
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again in "coming days," a U.S. official said Wedn...
Dec 11, 2024

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associ...
Dec 11, 2024

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associ...
Dec 11, 2024

An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister, officials say
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister, Interior Ministry officials said. The explosion struck inside the ministry and killed Khalil ...
Dec 11, 2024

In the news today: BoC expected to cut interest rates again today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... BoC widely expected to cut interest rates today, odds leaning toward half-point cut The Bank of Canada is set ...
Dec 11, 2024

BoC widely expected to cut interest rates today, odds leaning toward half-point cut
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its final interest rate announcement of the year this morning. Forecasters are widely expecting a half-percentage point interest rate cut. That would bring t...
Dec 11, 2024

Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers this afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations. The premiers will virtually discuss a joint plan to tackle ...
Dec 11, 2024

Tensions rising between Canada Post, union as strike nears four-week mark
Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are in a war of words as a countrywide strike enters its 27th day. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers pushed back on recent criticisms from Cana...
Dec 11, 2024

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