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Jobs Minister Hajdu calls on union, airline to return to table to ‘finish this deal’
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Air Canada and the union representing its…
Those in Bamfield, B.C., support each other as wildfire cuts power, main road access
Mark Lawrence says residents of Bamfield, B.C., are used to relying on their generators for…
‘The same country’: Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it…
B.C. to fund upgrades to reduce avian flu risk for Fraser Valley poultry farms
ABBOTSFORD — British Columbia says it will be providing $2.5 million in funding that will…
Concordia University students launch rocket from northern Quebec
MONTREAL — Students at Concordia University in Montreal have pulled off what they’re calling the…
Operation begins to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
VERCHÈRES — Authorities began unloading thousands of tonnes of sugar from a cargo vessel run…
Canada didn’t push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty
OTTAWA — Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution at the United…
The Latest: Trump en route to high-stakes meeting with Putin in Alaska
President Donald Trump ‘s face-to-face high-stakes summit with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday…
No end in sight to plastic pollution crisis as treaty negotiations in Geneva fail
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around…
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China files complaint with World Trade Organization over Canadian steel tariffs
OTTAWA — China is taking its dispute with Canada over steel tariffs to the World…
Brooklyn construction magnate gets probation for funneling illegal donations to NYC Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn construction magnate was sentenced Friday to a year of…
Toronto Argonauts, B.C. Lions to play home games on the road during World Cup
TORONTO — The B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts will spend the first half of the…
Canada Post and union meeting delayed until next week due to mediator availability
OTTAWA — A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has…
20 years after its landmark withdrawal from Gaza, Israel is mired there
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Twenty years ago, Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip, dismantling…
Indonesia’s president vows tough stance against corruption in State of the Nation address
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — President Prabowo Subianto marked the 80th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence by…
Effort underway to get Afghan women at risk of deportation to University of Regina
Parissa Ahmadi says the least worst thing that could happen if she doesn’t make it…
Firefighters make progress against fast-moving blaze along highway north of Los Angeles
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters with air support scrambled to control a wind-driven wildfire that…
Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ’emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s…
Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC’s police force, has spent 22 years at DEA
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday named the head of the Drug…
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Trump administration claims powers of DC police chief, strengthening federal grip on law enforcement WASHINGTON…
The Latest: Bondi names DEA head ‘emergency police commissioner’ amid Trump’s takeover of DC police
Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole,…
Putin praises Trump’s efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of Friday summit in Alaska
LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts…
Israel announces a settlement project that critics say will effectively cut the West Bank in two
MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s far-right finance minister said Thursday that a contentious…