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MPs set to vote on new House of Commons Speaker in historic election
OTTAWA - A rare event in Canada's history is set to unfold today as members of Parliament elect a new House of Commons Speaker. Anthony Rota stepped down from the role a week ago amid international co...
Oct 03, 2023
Shoppers flee major shopping mall in Bangkok after hearing what sounds like gunshots
BANGKOK (AP) - Hundreds of shoppers fled a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand's capital on Tuesday afternoon after what sounded like gunshots were heard inside. It was not immediately clear...
Oct 03, 2023
First steps to reform Alberta Health Services potentially coming this fall
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Danielle Smith says the first steps are coming this fall to reconfigure Alberta's health delivery system - a plan the Opposition calls a recipe for more chaos from a government ...
Oct 03, 2023
Two killed in bear attack at Banff National Park, grizzly euthanized: Parks Canada
BANFF, AB - A bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park has left two people dead, Parks Canada announced late Saturday, September 30, 2023.Natalie Fay, external relations manager for Parks Canada's...
Oct 03, 2023
Armenia's parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Armenia's parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country's ties with its old ally Russia after the court issued an a...
Oct 03, 2023
3 scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for looking at electrons in atoms during split seconds
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists who look at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split seconds. Pierre Agostini of The Ohio State University in the...
Oct 03, 2023
Blue Jays reliever Chad Green has made an already strong bullpen even deeper
MINNEAPOLIS - One month into his return to the big leagues, Blue Jays reliever Chad Green has provided another quality arm to a Toronto bullpen loaded with talent. His reinstatement after undergoing T...
Oct 03, 2023
In the news today: Speaker vote in the House and the Blue Jays begin post-season play
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... MPs set to vote on new House of Commons Speaker A rare event in Canada's histor...
Oct 03, 2023
Blue Jays on the road for best-of-three wild-card series with Twins
MINNEAPOLIS - The Toronto Blue Jays kick off their American League wild-card playoff series with the Minnesota Twins today at Target Field in Minneapolis. The Twins will host the best-of-three series ...
Oct 03, 2023
Trial to begin for former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing secrets
OTTAWA - More than four years after Cameron Jay Ortis was charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, the former RCMP intelligence director is about to get his day in court. Ortis was taken into cust...
Oct 03, 2023