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A fire in China's Jiangxi province kills at least 39 people, state media says
BEIJING (AP) - A fire broke out in a commercial building in China's southeastern Jiangxi province on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people and injuring nine others, state media said. Officials for the...
Jan 24, 2024
Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic gives 'assist' to children's hospitals
TORONTO - Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic and his wife Gaga have pledged to help three children's hospitals. Rajakovic says he will donate to Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, St. Jude Children...
Jan 24, 2024
Crown Land Grazing Rates Frozen for 2024
The Government of Saskatchewan is freezing the 2024 Crown land grazing rate at 2022 levels, as the industry continues to deal with the effects of several years of dry conditions. Producers who must re...
Jan 24, 2024
UPDATE: Crews working to restore power north of Prince Albert
UPDATE: Just after 9:30 Wednesday morning, SaskPower said repairs were done and power was being restored.---A power outage is leaving hundreds of customers in the dark north of Prince Albert and even ...
Jan 24, 2024
Russia says a transport plane has crashed and that 65 Ukrainian POWs were on board
MOSCOW - A military transport plane that Russia said was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed Wednesday morning in a Russian region near Ukraine. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the ...
Jan 24, 2024
In the news today: Survey of Canadians on health care and a BoC interest rate update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Poll shows lack of faith in future of health care A new survey suggests seven o...
Jan 24, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a second Trump presidency would be trouble for Canada
EDMONTON - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says former U.S. president Donald Trump is completely in his own world, and if he makes it back to the White House it could spell trouble for Canad...
Jan 24, 2024
Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus services set to resume after 48-hour strike
VANCOUVER - Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver are set to resume this morning after the end of a 48-hour strike by supervisors that ground Coast Mountain Bus Company routes to a standstill. Th...
Jan 24, 2024
Masks made by Canadian-owned firm to be used in U.S. prisoner execution, groups say
Justice advocacy groups say masks made by the subsidiary of a Quebec-based company are being used for executions in the United States. U.S.-based non-profits Worth Rises and the Responsible Business I...
Jan 24, 2024
N.W.T. coroner's office set to give update on deadly passenger plane crash
The Northwest Territories coroner's office is expected to provide an update this morning into a deadly plane crash near the town of Fort Smith. The condition of those on the plane was not immediately ...
Jan 24, 2024
