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Canadians await details on railway reopening after feds intervene in labour dispute
OTTAWA - Businesses and industry leaders are anxiously awaiting updates on when Canada's freight trains could start moving again now that the federal government has intervened in a work stoppage that ...
Aug 23, 2024
Disruptions to major commuter lines continue as CN, CPKC await word on arbitration
Thousands of Canadian commuters may have to change their travel plans for a second day after a countrywide rail lockout shut down lines in major metropolitan areas. Bewildered commuters were turned aw...
Aug 23, 2024
Criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers nears its end
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is expected to enter its sixth day of closing arguments. The two are co-accused of mischief, intimidation, and c...
Aug 23, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Kyiv, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said on Telegram. Offi...
Aug 23, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Kyiv, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the chief of Ukraine's Presidential Office, An...
Aug 23, 2024
An Iceland volcano erupts for the 6th time but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption ...
Aug 22, 2024
An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption ...
Aug 22, 2024
Hajrullahu's field goal earns Argos 20-19 home win in Kelly's '24 debut
TORONTO - Lirim Hajrullahu's single on the game's final play earned Toronto a 20-19 home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday in Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly's '24 debut. Saskatchewan...
Aug 22, 2024
Kamala Harris invites voters to chart a 'new way forward' as she accepts Democratic nomination
CHICAGO (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is telling voters they have a chance to chart a "new way forward" as Americans this November, as she looks to introduce herself to voters and prosecute her ...
Aug 22, 2024
Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to leading BMW Championship
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - Keegan Bradley went from a bundle of nerves waiting to see if he would advance in the PGA Tour postseason to a blissful day of birdies in mile-high air Thursday that led to a...
Aug 22, 2024