Author Archives:
Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and halts humanitarian pauses
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military on Friday said it was suspending mid-day pauses allowing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza City, calling it a "a dangerous combat zone." The city ...
Aug 29, 2025
Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country's leader she violated constitutional rules on ...
Aug 29, 2025
Government says it accidentally deleted privacy provision in online streaming bill
OTTAWA - The federal government says it's "looking into" what appears to be the accidental removal of a privacy provision in its Online Streaming Act. Earlier this week, University of Ottawa law profe...
Aug 29, 2025
Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study
Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss. The iconic ...
Aug 29, 2025
South Korea's former prime minister and former first lady indicted
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean special prosecutors indicted the wife of jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on criminal charges Friday. The indictments of ...
Aug 28, 2025
NDP reacts to "multibillion-dollar deficits"
Alberta's Opposition NDP is weighing in on an update to the province's oil-reliant budget as its deficit is expected to balloon to $6.5 billion.The finance minister has said oil prices, along with unc...
Aug 28, 2025
Man convicted of triple murder put to death in Florida's record 11th execution this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 was put to death Thursday in a record 11th execution this year by the state of Florida. C...
Aug 28, 2025
B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033. The ...
Aug 28, 2025
New trial for 3 Memphis ex-officers convicted in connection with the beating death of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, after defense lawyers...
Aug 28, 2025
Fact File: Canada a top contributor to Ukraine aid, but per capita claims exaggerated
After Prime Minister Mark Carney's surprise visit to Ukraine this past weekend, criticism of the nearly $22 billion in assistance Canada has pledged to the country so far spread on social media, along...
Aug 28, 2025