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Judge to rule if Vancouver festival attack suspect is fit for murder trial
VANCOUVER - A judge is expected to decide today whether the suspect in Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival attack that killed 11 people is fit to stand trial. Adam Kai-Ji Lo is accused of driving an SU...
Sep 10, 2025
In the news today: Liberal caucus meets, first federal budget coming soon, TIFF day 7
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals huddle in Carney's hometown Prime Minister Mark Carney is in his hometown of Edmonton for two days of...
Sep 10, 2025
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during bombardment of Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland said early Wednesday that it and its NATO allies had shot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace in what it called an "act of aggression" as Russia launched aer...
Sep 10, 2025
Trump dines at a restaurant near the White House to promote his DC crime crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday night at a seafood restaurant near the White House, promoting his deployment of the National Guard and federalizing the police force in an e...
Sep 09, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu advances in preliminary election in her bid to win a second term
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a frequent target of the Trump administration, advanced in Tuesday's preliminary election in her bid to win a second term, setting herself up as the presumptive...
Sep 09, 2025
Democrat James Walkinshaw wins US House special election in Virginia
Democrat James Walkinshaw, a politician with experience working on Capitol Hill, has won a special election to be the next U.S. House representative of the Virginia district home to the state's most p...
Sep 09, 2025
Muskoday shooting incident results in six year prison sentence
Noting an increase in court cases involving violence directed towards police, a Prince Albert judge stated these types of crimes need to be denounced.Moments later Judge Rogers sentenced Jason Laffert...
Sep 09, 2025
NHL CBA establishes a $4M annual fund for retired players' health care and wellness
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Beyond the noticeable changes in the new NHL collective bargaining agreement like expanding the regular season to 84 games and implementing a playoff salary cap is an investment in ca...
Sep 09, 2025
Ottawa hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, agriculture minister says
Any decision on easing tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors, federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday.Canada, followi...
Sep 09, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Ottawa man confirmed dead in Lisbon streetcar crash
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man was among the tourists killed when a streetcar crashed in Lisbon earlier this month. A couple from Quebec had been identified earlier as among the 16 people killed in the accide...
Sep 09, 2025
