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Carla Beck named new leader of Saskatchewan NDP
It was a room full of waving signs and cheers on Sunday afternoon when the Sask. NDP's convention announced Carla Beck as the party's new leader."I am so excited about the future and the chance we hav...
Jun 27, 2022
WHO adviser says G7 leaders need strong leadership to end COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - A senior adviser to the director general at the World Health Organization says G7 leaders must make ending the COVID-19 pandemic a critical part of their summit in Germany or they risk losing...
Jun 27, 2022
Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for t...
Jun 27, 2022
UN chief: national selfishness delaying global oceans deal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Some countries has been holding up a global agreement on protecting the world's oceans...
Jun 27, 2022
NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO will increase the strength of its rapid reaction force nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an "era of strategic competition," the military alliance's sec...
Jun 27, 2022
Trudeau at the G7 and BC under another heatwave: In The News for June 27, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Monday, June 27, 2022 ... What we are watching...
Jun 27, 2022
G7 leaders to hear from Ukrainian President, Russia-allied India at summit
SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address G7 leaders today as they discuss the threat to global stability posed by Russia's invasion of his country. The c...
Jun 27, 2022
B.C. scientists see recovery but fear more heat domes could change ecosystems forever
VANCOUVER - A year after the heat dome event that killed billions of plants and animals in British Columbia, scientists say ecosystems are recovering, but could be transformed forever if such events b...
Jun 27, 2022
US basketball star Griner due in Russian court
MOSCOW (AP) - More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ...
Jun 27, 2022
US basketball star Griner due in Russian court
MOSCOW (AP) - More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ...
Jun 27, 2022
