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Finnish president says undersea gas and telecom cables damaged by 'external activity'
HELSINKI (AP) - Finnish President Sauli Niinist says damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by "external activity." ...
Oct 10, 2023
Saskatchewan legislature resumes over pronoun policy, looming notwithstanding clause
The Saskatchewan Party government is prepared to introduce legislation this afternoon and invoke the notwithstanding clause over its pronoun policy in schools. Premier Scott Moe has said the governmen...
Oct 10, 2023
In the news today: Freedom Convoy trial resumes and GM workers launch strike
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Freedom Convoy' trial to resume Wednesday The evidence put forward by the Crow...
Oct 10, 2023
GM workers hit the picket lines at three facilities in Ontario
TORONTO - Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker. Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a statement early...
Oct 10, 2023
MLSE offers first peek at more than $350 million in Scotiabank Arena renovations
TORONTO - As Scotiabank Arena approaches its 25th anniversary in February, the downtown venue is undergoing renovations worth more than $350 million. The ongoing "Scotiabank Arena Venue Reimagination"...
Oct 10, 2023
Canoe Lake man looking at the road ahead after being named 4th Vice-Chief of the FSIN
A former WHL player said he's still celebrating a big win but is ready to represent First Nations people in the executive of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).Craig McCallum of Can...
Oct 10, 2023
P.E.I. piping plover numbers see a tiny bump this year from effects of Fiona
Post-tropical storm Fiona left behind a trail of destruction and crumbling shorelines on Prince Edward Island, but the cataclysmic tempest seems to have been a big help to a tiny bird, the piping plov...
Oct 10, 2023
Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal in Russia and will stay in jail until the end of November
MOSCOW (AP) - A Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia on espionage charges lost his appeal against his arrest Tuesday, meaning he will stay in jail until at least the end of November...
Oct 10, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' trial evidence a Rorschach test for attitudes about protest: expert
OTTAWA - The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people fe...
Oct 10, 2023
Car rams into Chinese Consulate in San Francisco and police fatally shoot driver, officers say
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A car rammed into the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on Monday, coming to a stop in the lobby and creating a chaotic scene that ended with police shooting the driver, who late...
Oct 09, 2023
