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Trudeau returns to Parliament after loss of second Liberal stronghold
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face his cabinet this morning, just hours after the Liberals lost a second stronghold in a byelection in Montreal Monday night. The cabinet will gather for ...
Sep 17, 2024
A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her
AVIGNON, France (AP) - A 71-year-old French man acknowledged in court Tuesday that he drugged his then-wife and invited dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade, as well as raping her himself. H...
Sep 17, 2024
A military training camp in Mali's capital has been attacked, the army says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - A military training camp in Mali's capital was attacked by extremists early Tuesday, said the army. Gunmen attempted to infiltrate the Faladie gendarme school and a sweep operation...
Sep 17, 2024
Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia's death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500
BANGKOK (AP) - Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week's Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesd...
Sep 17, 2024
EU chief unveils her new team after a long and bumpy road; women get top roles
BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles of her new team in her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc on Tuesday after many EU member states...
Sep 17, 2024
Myanmar's death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises past 200, with tallying hindered by civil war
BANGKOK (AP) - Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week's Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesd...
Sep 17, 2024
In the news today: Bloc wins Montreal Liberal stronghold
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Bloc wins Montreal Liberal stronghold, NDP holds on to seat in Winnipeg byelection The Bloc Qubcois has won th...
Sep 17, 2024
Statistics Canada to release August inflation figures today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release its August consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are expecting the report to show prices rose 2.1 per cent from a year ago...
Sep 17, 2024
MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, McGill seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing experiment lawsuit
MONTREAL - Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and...
Sep 17, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry to hear from MPs, elections commissioner's office
OTTAWA - Liberal John McKay and Conservative Garnett Genuis are slated to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference. Both members of Parliament serve with the Inter-Parliamentary All...
Sep 17, 2024