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Canadian among injured in deadly Lisbon streetcar crash
OTTAWA - A Canadian is among the injured after a popular 19th-century streetcar crashed in Portugal's capital on Wednesday. At least 17 people died in the wreck, with another 21 injured. The head of L...
Sep 04, 2025

Head of hard-right U.S. think tank no longer set to meet Carney's cabinet
MISSISSAUGA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers are no longer set to meet with the head of a right-wing U.S. think tank as the second day of cabinet meetings begin. Heritage Foundation pres...
Sep 04, 2025

Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban say
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of bodies have been recovered from houses destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan last week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government sp...
Sep 04, 2025

Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - The death toll in the Lisbon streetcar crash has risen to 17, an emergency services official said Thursday. Two of the injured died overnight in a hospital, Margarida Castro Ma...
Sep 04, 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
BEIJING (AP) - China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. There were no immediate details on when they would meet. K...
Sep 04, 2025

In the news today: Day 2 of Carney cabinet retreat, TIFF launches with John Candy doc
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney settles in for Day 2 of cabinet retreat Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will meet behind clo...
Sep 04, 2025

Report calls on NATO to counter authoritarian manipulation, disinformation
OTTAWA - A resurgent North Atlantic Treaty Organization should play a leading role in fighting the growing aggression of authoritarian states in the online battlespace, says a new report from civil so...
Sep 04, 2025

What could drought-stricken forests mean for Canada's fall foliage?
An Ontario biologist says drought-stricken parts of Canada could be in for some underwhelming fall foliage if stressed trees lose out on the energy needed to generate some of the season's most brillia...
Sep 04, 2025

Carney says his ministers are looking for ways to cut spending at cabinet retreat
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will meet behind closed doors for a second day in a row today, as the Liberal government prepares for Parliament's return in a little under two wee...
Sep 04, 2025

Vancouver officials to present safety report following festival attack
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's mayor and chief constable are expected to present the final report from a review of public safety and planning for outdoor events prompted by the vehicle-ramming attack that ki...
Sep 04, 2025