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Carney condemns 'intolerable' Israeli strike on Qatar that killed Hamas officials
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is condemning Israel's military strike on Qatar, saying it undermines the country's sovereignty and risks escalating conflict in the region. Israel says it targeted...
Sep 09, 2025
Safety board investigates after second train derailment in B.C. within a week
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a derailment in British Columbia involving a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train. It's the second time this month a CPKC train has been involv...
Sep 09, 2025
Fixing WestJet plane in St. Maarten likely 'very difficult project': aviation experts
An aviation expert and former pilot says it will be a challenge to repair the WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten on the weekend and shut down the Caribbean island's airport for a day. Ke...
Sep 09, 2025
Battle that led to Haiti's independence among names of new Montreal metro stations
MONTRAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante has unveiled the names of five new stations that will extend the subway system into the city's east end. Plante says the names were chosen to celebrate women and...
Sep 09, 2025
Iran and the IAEA are expected to resume cooperation under agreement backed by Egypt
CAIRO (AP) - Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran's nucle...
Sep 09, 2025
Federal government hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, minister says
WINNIPEG - Canada's agriculture minister says any decision to ease tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors. Heath MacDonald says the gove...
Sep 09, 2025
Man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee on North Carolina train charged with federal crime
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man with a lengthy arrest record with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month, meaning he ...
Sep 09, 2025
Quebecers have strongest opinions against public prayer, Leger poll suggests
MONTREAL - New polling suggests a public prayer ban is most popular among Quebecers, where 43 per cent of respondents believe organized prayers in public spaces should never be permitted. The Leger po...
Sep 09, 2025
Vancouver Chinatown stabbing suspect Donnelly testifies, tells of finding God
VANCOUVER - The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown in 2023 is testifying at his trial, telling the court how he found religion. Blair Donnelly, who has pleaded...
Sep 09, 2025
Bill Daly: NHL expects decision on Hockey Canada five 'in the relatively near future'
LAS VEGAS - NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he expects a decision soon on the status of five former Hockey Canada players acquitted at trial in a high-profile sexual assault case. Michael McLeo...
Sep 09, 2025
