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OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to keep some information barred from public view in the Toronto van attack case. Family members of Alek Minassian, who killed 10 people whe...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The protg of Iran's supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country's new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration that completes hard-line...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police are investigating another fatal shooting with possible links to organized crime in the Montreal area. Officers in Longueuil, Que., say the victim was shot Thursday at 1:30 a.m...

OKYO - Canadian Damian Warner has won gold and set an Olympic record in the decathlon at the Tokyo Olympics. Warner capped off the 10-discipline event with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 metres and...

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 Aug. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

VANCOUVER - The actions of the United States in the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou should not be "questioned lightly", says a lawyer representing Canada's attorney general. Mon...

OTTAWA - Chris Sherlock is facing possible eviction because of unanticipated clawbacks to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors. The 65-year-old resident of British Columbia's Cowichan Valley d...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel on Thursday escalated its response to rocket attacks this week by launching rare airstrikes on Lebanon, the army said. The army said in a statement that jets struck the ...

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A 3-week-old wildfire engulfed a tiny Northern California mountain town, leveling most of its historic downtown and leaving blocks of homes in ashes as crews braced for anoth...