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Ottawa reveals conditions for allowing future fossil fuel subsidies
MONTREAL - Ottawa is restricting the conditions under which it will allow subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. The federal government has released guidelines that will limit when public funds are us...
Jul 24, 2023

Showers for much of B.C., but evacuation orders, alerts grow in drought-ridden south
VANCOUVER - For the first time in more than a month, showers and cooler weather are reaching parched sections of British Columbia, potentially bringing some respite for crews battling hundreds of wild...
Jul 24, 2023

Searchers continue to pump water from Nova Scotia field in search for flood missing
HALIFAX - Workers are continuing to pump water from a flooded field in Nova Scotia that is the focus of a search for four people, including two children, who went missing in a torrent of water Saturda...
Jul 24, 2023

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting well after his Derby win, and Toronto's offense could use a boost
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting just fine after winning the All-Star Home Run Derby. The Toronto slugger went deep Sunday for the fourth time in nine games since the break, which should quell whateve...
Jul 24, 2023

Israeli parliament approves key part of Netanyahu's judicial overhaul as opposition exits chamber
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive plan to reshape the country's justice system. The vote came after a stormy session i...
Jul 24, 2023

Canada's Maggie Mac Neil wins silver in 100m butterfly at worlds
FUKUOKA, Japan - Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil claimed silver in the women's 100-metre butterfly at the World Aquatics Championships on Monday. Mac Neil, of London, Ont., finished with a time of 56...
Jul 24, 2023

At his sixth FIFA Women's World Cup, Sermanni is a fountain of knowledge for Canada
MELBOURNE, Australia - They say it's a small world. And Tom Sermanni has coached in most of it. The Scottish-born, Australian-based coach is working his sixth FIFA Women's World Cup - and his second a...
Jul 24, 2023

In the news today: Nova Scotia surveys damage from massive weekend rainfall
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Municipal offices in Halifax closed after weekend rains Municipal offices acros...
Jul 24, 2023

'We take pride in what we accomplished': Canadian veterans remember the Korean War
Bill Black still gets letters and cards thanking him and other Canadian veterans for their service in the Korean War. Quite a few of those notes from South Koreans have arrived lately at the Korea Vet...
Jul 24, 2023

First Nation spends day in ceremony to launch dig for potential unmarked graves
MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE - Before the sun broke through the sky Monday morning, members of a Manitoba First Nation planned to start a critical month-long search in a good way. Spiritual advisers were to...
Jul 24, 2023