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Andy Nilsson ends North Carolina Senate bid after Trump backs Michael Whatley
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year…

Residents in Alaska’s capital city prepare for possible glacial flooding
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents and officials in Alaska’s capital city prepared Friday for the…

‘Outstanding’ Mboko hailed as role model for young Canadian tennis players, girls of colour
TORONTO — After her extraordinary win at the National Bank Open in Montreal, 18-year-old tennis…

Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to B.C. after tour boat runs aground
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says it is looking into what happened when a sightseeing vessel…

Resident still nervous despite returning after evacuation from home for B.C. wildfire
A Vancouver Island artist who was evacuated from her home studio near an out-of-control wildfire…

Canada’s 2025 wildfire season now second-worst on record, fuelled by Prairies blazes
TORONTO — Canada’s 2025 wildfire season is now the second-worst on record. The latest figures…

Previous sexual assault convict whose killing of a nurse led to safety changes sentenced to 50 years
A man previously convicted of sexual assault who killed a Connecticut visiting nurse at a…

Carney says Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City threatens Palestinians and hostages
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday Israeli’s plan to take over Gaza City…

Bauer, South Carolina’s former lieutenant governor, ends GOP primary challenge to Sen. Graham
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is suspending his GOP primary…

Florida farm identified as source of raw milk that sickened 21
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Health has identified Keely Farms Dairy as…

Carney announces 20% increase in military starting pay
TRENTON, ONT. — Ottawa is hiking entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20…

3 Sept. 11 victims’ remains are newly identified, nearly 24 years later
NEW YORK (AP) — Three 9/11 victims’ remains have newly been identified, officials said this…

Iran International network says two journalists working in Canada targeted by regime
OTTAWA — As Canada and other countries accuse Tehran of spreading intimidation and violence abroad,…

American company Lyten interested in purchasing Northvolt battery plant in Quebec
MONTREAL — Lyten, an American company, has announced it hopes to purchase the Northvolt battery…

RFK Jr.’s war on mRNA vaccines breeds distrust, threatens Canada’s access to development: experts
TORONTO — Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s defunding of mRNA vaccine…