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Raonic makes return to National Bank Open alongside Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov
TORONTO - Milos Raonic will be making his return to the National Bank Open next month. It's the first time the Thornhill, Ont., native will compete in the NBO in Toronto since 2018. He received a wild...
Jul 12, 2023
In the news today: B.C. port strike could end pending approval of mediator terms
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Labour minister asks mediator for terms to end B.C. port strike The federal lab...
Jul 12, 2023
'It's my heart': Hope House provides much-needed service in Inuvik
INUVIK, N.W.T. - Several people wander into Hope House at lunchtime for a warm bowl of caribou stew, fresh baked bread and reprieve from the early July heat in Inuvik, N.W.T. The drop-in centre, which...
Jul 12, 2023
Thailand's Election Commission says top candidate for prime minister may have broken election law
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's state Election Commission said Wednesday it concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country's next prime minister, Move Forward Party leader Pita Lim...
Jul 12, 2023
New NATO-Ukraine Council set to meet for the first time at leaders' summit
VILNIUS, Lithuania - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to sit down with Volodomyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit this morning, a day after the Ukrainian president blasted the alliance for failing to ...
Jul 11, 2023
Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign Friday
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into t...
Jul 11, 2023
North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea day after making threat over alleged US spy flight
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Wednesday, its neighbors said, two days after the North threatened "shocking" consequences to protest what ...
Jul 11, 2023
U.S. hiker dies after falling from popular B.C. hiking trail near Whistler
WHISTLER, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say a 28-year-old American woman has died after falling from a popular hiking trail near Whistler. Sea to Sky RCMP have identified the woman as Nicole Kil...
Jul 11, 2023
Echo Dale swim lake opens Saturday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Relief is coming for those trying to stay cool amid the summer's heat.The swim lake at Echo Dale Regional Park will open this Saturday. The lake will be open to the public between 1...
Jul 11, 2023
Premiers will look at collaboration to address health staffing shortage
WINNIPEG - Canada's premiers say they're going to find ways to work together to address health-care problems felt across the country.Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, the chair of the Council of the...
Jul 11, 2023