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Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Niger's military junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a statement from the military regi...
Aug 31, 2023
Opioid levels spike in Alberta wastewater samples
CALGARY, AB - Researchers monitoring Alberta wastewater say the amount of opioids and other illicit drugs it contained jumped in June.Wastewater is tested weekly at six sites throughout the province a...
Aug 31, 2023
Albertans charged in multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
EDMONTON, AB - Two people from Alberta face a combined 81 charges in relation to their alleged involvement in a large-scale ponzi scene.The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said it became aware of fraudu...
Aug 31, 2023
In the news today: Canadians in 'hellish situation', BC fires spark political flames
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada leaving four men in 'hellish situation' Sally Lane says she is "overjoye...
Aug 31, 2023
Woman accusing ex-NDP MP Roméo Saganash of sexual assault in Winnipeg goes public
OTTAWA - The woman accusing former New Democrat MP Romo Saganash of sexual assault is going public, saying she wants to support others. Carmen Roy, who works for the National Centre for Truth and Reco...
Aug 31, 2023
How wildfire in British Columbia's Shuswap is fanning political flames
VICTORIA - The wildfire that has been rampaging through the Shuswap region of the B.C. Interior has also sparked a fight over whether local Opposition MLAs have been encouraging residents to disobey f...
Aug 31, 2023
Saskatchewan, New Brunswick naming changes means 'life or death' for trans kids: Ien
OTTAWA - Canada's minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their prefer...
Aug 31, 2023
Mother of Canadian man detained in Syria ‘overjoyed’ to get word of son
OTTAWA - Sally Lane says she is "overjoyed" to hear news of her son Jack - even if he's barely hanging on in a Syrian prison - after years of silence. Lane says a civil society delegation messaged her...
Aug 31, 2023
'Outgoing personality': Former Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul remembered
Whether on the ice, in the courtroom or in her latest role as a new mother, Alexandra Paul brought passion and joy to all she did, those who knew the former Olympic figure skater said as they mourned ...
Aug 31, 2023
At least 52 people have died in a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city, authorities say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 52 people died when a fire ripped through a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city, emergency services said Thursday. Emergency Services spokesm...
Aug 31, 2023