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Canada pledges $5.7M in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, with focus on children
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says Canada will provide $5.7 million for Ukrainians to meet their basic needs. Ottawa says it's maintaining solidarity with Ukraine two-and-a-...
Aug 21, 2024
Largest study of 2023 wildfires finds extreme weather fuelled flames coast to coast
The largest study of Canada's catastrophic 2023 wildfire season concludes it is "inescapable" that the record burn was caused by extreme heat and parching drought, while adding the amount of young for...
Aug 21, 2024
Canada watches for defence details at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO - Canada's ambassador to the United States says the country is looking for an administration willing to deepen its defence relationships as NATO allies watch closely to see what the Democratic...
Aug 21, 2024
Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack yet but destroys them all, Russian authorities say
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian authorities said Wednesday that Moscow came under the largest attack yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, and that it destroyed all of them. Russia destro...
Aug 21, 2024
Peltola, Begich, Dahlstrom advance to ranked choice November election in Alaska US House race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, has advanced to November's ranked choice general election for the state's lone U.S. House seat, along with Republicans Nick Begich and ...
Aug 20, 2024
Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said Wednesday. The crash happened Tuesday night in the centra...
Aug 20, 2024
Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but the governor is better liked, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tim Walz and JD Vance have vaulted themselves out of national obscurity as they hustle to introduce themselves to the country, but the senator from Ohio has had a rockier start than ...
Aug 20, 2024
Fernandez upset in singles, doubles in Cleveland
CLEVELAND - There were some eyebrows raised when Leylah Fernandez opted to squeeze in one more tournament instead of resting for next week's U.S. Open. After all, the 21-year-old tennis ace from Laval...
Aug 20, 2024
US Rep. Hageman secures Republican nomination in first bid for re-election to Wyoming’s House seat
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman has won Wyoming's Republican primary in her first bid for re-election to the House, defeating a little-known attorney who ran as a Democrat in the last election. Hageman beat...
Aug 20, 2024
Springer helps homer-happy Blue Jays rout Reds 10-3
TORONTO - George Springer slammed two of Toronto's five home runs to trigger a 10-3 rout for the Blue Jays against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. Alejandro Kirk, Spencer Horwitz and Leo Jimenez also ...
Aug 20, 2024