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Legislature member Frédéric Beauchemin to announce run for Quebec Liberal leadership
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec Liberal Frdric Beauchemin has decided to enter the race for his party's leadership. Beauchemin has an announcement planned for Friday in Trois-Rivires, Que. The Canadian Press has...
Sep 11, 2024
MacKinnon backs underfire Marner: 'One of the best players in the league'
LAS VEGAS - Nathan MacKinnon got his first up-close look at Mitch Marner back in 2017. The former was an established NHLer. The latter had just completed his rookie season. The pair were poised to sui...
Sep 11, 2024
Blinken and Lammy arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on a joint visit Wednesday, as Ukraine presses the West to allow it to use long-ra...
Sep 11, 2024
Blinken and Lammy arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on a joint visit Wednesday, as Ukraine presses the West to allow it to use long-ra...
Sep 11, 2024
In the news today: NDP and Liberals prepare for fall sitting, US presidential debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... NDP MPs to talk Parliament strategy New Democrat MPs are heading into a second day of meetings in Montreal as ...
Sep 11, 2024
One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways
VANCOUVER - Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia. Exactly how it arrived is not clear, researchers say - perhaps it w...
Sep 11, 2024
Palestinian envoy says Liberals 'trying' on statehood, urges more action
OTTAWA - The Palestinian ambassador to Canada believes Ottawa has stepped up its efforts for Palestinian sovereignty in recent weeks, but says the Liberals must do more if they're serious about a two-...
Sep 11, 2024
A wrongful death settlement doesn't end an investigation into a toddler's disappearance
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) - A settlement that led to the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit hasn't ended a criminal investigation into a toddler's disappearance from her father's home in Maine where b...
Sep 10, 2024
Canadian flyweight Corinne Laframboise misses out on UFC contract again
LAS VEGAS - Brazilian Nicolle Caliari submitted Canadian flyweight Corinne Laframboise for a first-round win Tuesday on Dana White's Contender Series. The Contender Series, held at the UFC's Apex prod...
Sep 10, 2024
Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam storm toll rises to 141 dead
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 16 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 141 on Wednesday...
Sep 10, 2024