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Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian President Jovenel Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, according to a statement from the country's interim prime minister, ...
Jul 07, 2021
Pope, recovering well, had 'severe' narrowing of his colon
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis' recovery from intestinal surgery continues to be "regular and satisfactory," the Vatican said Wednesday, as it revealed that final examinations showed he had a suffered a "se...
Jul 07, 2021
New AFN chief to be chosen today, COVID vaccine hangovers : In The News for July 7
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 July 7... What we are watching in Canada ... A...
Jul 07, 2021
Canadiens head into stormy Florida for Game 5 of Stanley Cup final with Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. - The Montreal Canadiens quite literally flew into a storm to continue their Stanley Cup final series with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canadiens arrived in Tampa yesterday just as tropica...
Jul 07, 2021
Assembly of First Nations to select new national chief in virtual vote
OTTAWA - A virtual vote will determine who will lead the Assembly of First Nations as its next national chief. Seven candidates are vying to replace outgoing National Chief Perry Bellegarde in the ele...
Jul 07, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with premier Kenney, mayor Nenshi in Calgary
CALGARY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to meet today with Premier Jason Kenney and Mayor Naheed Nenshi in Calgary. A spokeswoman for the premier's office says Kenney wants to discuss pipelines and...
Jul 07, 2021
Canadiens head into stormy Florida for Game 5 of Stanley Cup final with Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. - The Montreal Canadiens quite literally flew into a storm to continue their Stanley Cup final series with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canadiens arrived in Tampa yesterday just as tropica...
Jul 07, 2021
B.C. man guilty of killing Abbotsford teen to find out parole eligibility
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her friend at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., is expected to find out how long he will be in prison before he's eligible fo...
Jul 07, 2021
Jagmeet Singh looks West to retake lost turf in B.C., but hurdles dot the path
OTTAWA - Under the shade of Douglas fir and western hemlock, Jagmeet Singh pulled up to Burnaby Central Park one day last week to greet constituents and gear up for his first campaign-style tour of th...
Jul 07, 2021
Canada's new net-zero advisory panel to explore 'carbon budget' as part of 2050 goal
OTTAWA - The co-chair of an expert panel designed to advise Canada on how to reach net-zero emissions says it is exploring the idea of creating budgets for greenhouse gas emissions. Dan Wicklum says t...
Jul 07, 2021