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Democratic Sen. Jon Tester to run for 4th term in Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana said Wednesday he will seek reelection to a fourth term in 2024, a boost to Democrats' hopes of maintaining a seat in the Republican-leaning stat...
Feb 22, 2023
Palestinians: 6 killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian officials say at least six Palestinians have been killed and dozens were wounded in an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank. They say that a 72-year-old man was...
Feb 22, 2023
Germany expels 2 Iranian diplomats over death sentence
BERLIN (AP) - Germany said Wednesday that it is expelling two Iranian diplomats over the death sentence imposed in Iran against one of its citizens. Authorities in Iran announced Tuesday that Jamshid ...
Feb 22, 2023
CSIS warns of espionage from foreign adversaries on AI : In The News for Feb. 22
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 22, 2023
Quebec legislature holds hearings today on violent, sexual hazing in hockey
Quebec's legislature is holding hearings today on violence in hockey hazing rituals and the possibility that similar practices exist in other sports. The legislature is studying the issue after a rece...
Feb 22, 2023
B.C. diver finds horseshoe crab: 'I knew immediately it wasn't supposed to be here'
VANCOUVER - A scuba diver cleaning part of the sea floor in a Vancouver inlet came across an animal that an expert says is a long way from home. The unusual find has been identified as a horseshoe cra...
Feb 22, 2023
China, Russia targeting Canada's artificial intelligence know-how, CSIS warns
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service warns that adversaries will turn to espionage and foreign interference tactics to target the country's increasingly important artificial-intelligence sector. The Canadian...
Feb 22, 2023
Here's what you need to know to get a head start on filing your 2022 taxes
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency kicked off its tax season this week by urging Canadians to file their taxes on time - and reminding them that they may be owed money. The filing deadline of April 30...
Feb 22, 2023
Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returning from Royal Ontario Museum to family
TORONTO - Artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper are expected to be returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum. ...
Feb 22, 2023
'You're not the only one': Vancouver's Black population rising fast, census shows
VANCOUVER - Lenya Wilks says she felt like the "only Black person in Surrey" when she first moved to the city east of Vancouver last year. But the Black population in the region is growing fast and re...
Feb 22, 2023