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Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country's northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed hou...
Aug 17, 2025
Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls. ...
Aug 17, 2025
European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
KYIV (AP) - European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they'll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Donald Trump, rallying around the Ukrainian ...
Aug 17, 2025
Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that ...
Aug 17, 2025
Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests
WASHINGTON - Members of the United States National Guard stood near the Washington Monument on Saturday amid escalating tensions in the U.S. capital as President Donald Trump ramped up the presence of...
Aug 17, 2025
Protestors go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and hostage releases
JERUSALEM (AP) - Police in Israel made more than two dozen arrests on Sunday for "disruption of order" as families of hostages held in Gaza step up their campaign with a nationwide strike. Police said...
Aug 17, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Air Canada restarting flights Sunday
Air Canada says it plans to resume flights on Sunday after the federal government stepped in and ordered binding arbitration to end a flight attendants' strike the day before. The airline says the fir...
Aug 17, 2025
Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a cent...
Aug 16, 2025
Loose bull forces highway closure in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say a major highway in British Columbia has been shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose is standing in the middle of the roadway, blocking the traffic. Abbotsfor...
Aug 16, 2025
Carney says Trump 'creating the opportunity' to end war in Ukraine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says U. S. President Donald Trump is "creating the opportunity to end Russia's illegal war in Ukraine." Carney is praising the U.S. government's efforts to end the ...
Aug 16, 2025