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Just 1 in 4 US adults say Trump's policies have helped them, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President Donald Trump's policies have helped them since he took office, according to a new poll that finds underwhelming marks for him...
Jul 17, 2025
Canada's Olivia Smith signed by Arsenal for women's world record 1M pounds
Canada forward Olivia Smith has become the first women's soccer player to be signed for one million pounds ($1.34 million). Arsenal signed Smith from Liverpool on Thursday reportedly for the world rec...
Jul 17, 2025
Zelenskyy shakes up Ukrainian Cabinet, appointing new prime minister to reinvigorate war effort
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's economy minister and the key negotiator in the mineral deal with the U.S, Yuliia Svyrydenko, has been appointed as new prime minister, becoming its first new head of gov...
Jul 17, 2025
A parish priest and several injured as airstrikes hit a Gaza church
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Strikes hit the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza on Thursday morning, injuring several people including the parish priest, officials with the Catholic Church said. ...
Jul 17, 2025
In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Defence spending to boost Canada's economy: report Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the eco...
Jul 17, 2025
Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report
OTTAWA - Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economi...
Jul 17, 2025
New rules allowing Quebec restaurants to charge for no-shows come into effect
MONTREAL - Quebec restaurant owners can now charge a fee to people who make a reservation but don't show up. Under new rules in effect today, restaurants can charge up to $10 for each no-show. An asso...
Jul 17, 2025
Carney to meet with First Nations today on major projects legislation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with First Nations leaders about his government's controversial major projects legislation. The closed-door meeting was promised by Carney in June a...
Jul 17, 2025
Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle
Menita Prasad knows that turtles don't rate the same kind of attention from the public as a "cute, fluffy mammal." The director of animal care at Greater Vancouver Zoo says that's one reason why Briti...
Jul 17, 2025
Ex-pilot called himself messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack
The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "mes...
Jul 17, 2025