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House committee meeting about purchase of New York City condo for consul general
OTTAWA - Senior public servants have been called to a House of Commons committee to explain the government's decision to buy a $9-million condo for the consul general in New York. Conservative MP Mich...
Aug 20, 2024

Legault announces six-month freeze on some temporary foreign workers in Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is announcing a six-month freeze on certain temporary foreign worker applications in Montreal. The premier says the moratorium will apply to new applications ...
Aug 20, 2024

Army and police missed chances to intervene before Maine mass shootings, final report says
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Both the Army Reserves and local police missed out on opportunities to intervene and potentially stop the deadliest shootings in Maine history, according to the final report rel...
Aug 20, 2024

Broberg, Holloway join Blues after Oilers decline to match offer sheets
EDMONTON - Defenceman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway have joined St. Louis after the Edmonton Oilers declined to match the offer sheets that the Blues extended to the players. The Blues ten...
Aug 20, 2024

A German court upholds the conviction of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99
BERLIN (AP) - A German court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of...
Aug 20, 2024

In the news today: StatCan to release July inflation report today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release July inflation report today Statistics Canada is set to publish its July consumer price ind...
Aug 20, 2024

Strained RCMP resources mean a 'delicate balance' on protecting MPs: internal memo
OTTAWA - The demands of protecting parliamentarians and other public figures are placing "significant strain" on RCMP personnel and taking resources from other federal policing priorities, warns an in...
Aug 20, 2024

B.C. police drop surnames in missing person alerts to avoid 'negative lasting impact'
SAANICH, B.C. - It could be a weekend teenage runaway. An elderly loved one, lost and disoriented. Or it could be the first indication of murder. The first call to a police department to report a miss...
Aug 20, 2024

Canadian ambassador builds connections at Democratic convention
CHICAGO - Canada's ambassador to the United States says she's telling Americans about the important relationship between the neighbours as Democrats develop their foreign policy and build unity behind...
Aug 20, 2024

Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in a Gaza operation
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that started the Gaza war. The military said in a statement Tuesday that its forces...
Aug 20, 2024