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In The News for April 25: Federal campaign officials testify on foreign interference
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 Tuesday, April 25, 2023 ... What we are watchi...
Apr 25, 2023
Liberal, Conservative campaign operatives to testify on foreign election meddling
OTTAWA - Members of the Liberal and Conservative backrooms will step into the spotlight to testify today before a parliamentary committee that's probing allegations of foreign election interference. T...
Apr 25, 2023
'Missing in action': gun-control groups chide NDP over noncommital stance on bill
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are coming under pressure from gun-control advocates to support the Liberals in enacting a permanent ban on assault-style firearms. In a pair of open letters, variou...
Apr 25, 2023
Mental-health services come too late, experts say, after uptick in violence
VANCOUVER - Recent cases of violence across Canada demonstrate a clear need to treat mental illness early instead of waiting until a serious crime happens, says an executive with the Canadian Mental H...
Apr 25, 2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visiting B.C's Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER - Germany's president is visiting the Lower Mainland today on the third day of his four-day trip to Canada. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is slated to take a tour of the Burnaby fuel cell company ...
Apr 25, 2023
Baffinland requests further production increase at Nunavut iron ore mine
POND INLET, Nunavut - The owner of an iron ore mine on the tip of Baffin Island says it needs to again increase production to prevent job losses, and several federal cabinet ministers are calling on a...
Apr 25, 2023
Ex-UN head Ban Ki-moon calls for end to Myanmar violence
BANGKOK (AP) - Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar after a surprise meeting with the military leaders of the violence-plagued Southeast Asian...
Apr 25, 2023
Eberle's OT winner lifts Kraken past Avs 3-2 to even series
SEATTLE (AP) - Jordan Eberle scored on the power play 3 minutes into overtime and the Seattle Kraken beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Monday night to even their best-of-7 series at 2-2. Eberle colle...
Apr 24, 2023
Golden Knights ground Jets with 4-2 win, lead series 3-1
WINNIPEG - William Karlsson and Ivan Barbashev scored 47 seconds apart in the second period and the Vegas Golden Knights held on for a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Monday night, giving them a 3-...
Apr 24, 2023
Biden to launch '24 bid, betting record will top age worries
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is set on Tuesday to formally announce his plans to run for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job" he began when he was sworn...
Apr 24, 2023