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Former Vice President Pence filing paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence is filing paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years aft...
Jun 05, 2023

Anand: China irresponsible over Taiwan Strait collision risk with Canada, U.S. ships
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Beijing acted irresponsibly on the weekend in the Taiwan Strait, where Washington says a Chinese warship forced a U.S. vessel to avoid a collision. The Canad...
Jun 05, 2023

France's spectacular abbey Mont-Saint-Michel celebrates 1,000th birthday
PARIS (AP) - France's beloved abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has reached a ripe old age. It's been 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone. The millennial of the UNESCO World Heritage site and key...
Jun 05, 2023

Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills
WASHINGTON (AP) - Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms - and new research suggests patches or creams may be safer for their blood pressure than pills. As...
Jun 05, 2023

Montreal Canadiens sign winger Cole Caufield to eight-year extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed Cole Caufield to eight-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. The deal, which will pay the 22-year-old winger an average annual salary of US$...
Jun 05, 2023

Ons Jabeur defeats Bernarda Pera in straight sets to reach French Open quarterfinals
PARIS (AP) - Bernarda Pera could not win a single game on her serve Monday as she was eliminated in straight sets in the fourth round of the French Open. Facing seventh-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, t...
Jun 05, 2023

Premiers need to keep talking about the health-care crisis: medical associations
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association and 14 other organizations representing health workers are urging premiers to keep health care at the top of the agenda at their next meeting in July. The pro...
Jun 05, 2023

In The News for June 5, 2023: What will the PM have to say to wildfire evacuees?
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 Monday, June 5, 2023 ... What we are watching ...
Jun 05, 2023

Trudeau and ministers to provide update as wildfires burn in multiple provinces
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to provide an update on the wildfires that have forced thousands of people from their homes and caused widespread property damage in several provinc...
Jun 05, 2023

Union gives failing grade to companies handling veterans rehabilitation contract
OTTAWA - A union representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada says a deal to privatize rehabilitation services has been a failure. The $570-million contract with Lifemark Health Group and WCG Inter...
Jun 05, 2023