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Germany detains alleged Russian spy at UK embassy in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors said Wednesday they have detained a British citizen who is accused of spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin. Federal prosecutors said in a s...
Aug 11, 2021
Michael Spavor sentenced, Meng extradition hearing begins : In The News for Aug. 11
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 Aug. 11, 2021 ... What we are watching in Cana...
Aug 11, 2021
B.C. court to hear formal arguments in Huawei executive's extradition case
VANCOUVER - The formal extradition hearing for the Huawei executive accused of fraud in the United States is expected to start today in British Columbia Supreme Court with government lawyers making th...
Aug 11, 2021
Cost of used icebreakers Ottawa is buying from Quebec shipyard approaches $1B mark
OTTAWA - The cost of three second-hand icebreakers that the federal Liberal government is buying from Quebec shipyard Chantier Davie is inching closer to the $1-billion mark as Ottawa keeps quietly ad...
Aug 11, 2021
Afghan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, putting nine of the nation's 34 in the insurgents' hands amid the U.S. withdrawal ...
Aug 11, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 11, 2021
Upton, Gosselin each drive in 2, Angels top Jays in opener
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Justin Upton and Phil Gosselin each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday in the first game of an unusual doublehea...
Aug 10, 2021
B.C. Prosecution Service says no further charges in legislature spending scandal
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says two special prosecutors have declined further charges after receiving the final RCMP report into the spending activities of senior staff at the...
Aug 10, 2021
Yukon's chief medical officer announced as federal Liberal candidate
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's chief medical officer of health has been nominated as the candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the territory for the next federal election. Dr. Brendan Hanley says he can ...
Aug 10, 2021
Mendicino-Mayorkas meeting readout makes no mention of Canada-U.S. travel imbalance
WASHINGTON - Canada's immigration minister talked Canada-U.S. border issues Monday with the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the federal government's official account of the ...
Aug 10, 2021