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Lil Nas X charged with attacking police officers as he walked naked on Los Angeles street
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week. Prosecutors charg...
Aug 25, 2025 Lil Nas X arrives at the 36th annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday March 27, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
In Warsaw, Carney deepens Canada's defence, trade ties with Poland
Prime Minister Mark Carney is striking a new strategic partnership with Poland that will see Canada deepen its ties in trade, defence and energy with the fast-growing European economy. Carney was in W...
Aug 25, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney, left and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk take part in a joint press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Trump en route to high-stakes meeting with Putin in Alaska
President Donald Trump's face-to-face high-stakes summit with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday could determine the fate of European security as well as the trajectory of the war in Ukraine...
Aug 15, 2025 President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. President Trump is traveling to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin today in Alaska at a U.S. military base for a crucial summit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Canada Post and union meeting delayed until next week due to mediator availability
A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says. The two sides, which wer...
Aug 15, 2025 People walk past the Canada Post facility in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Canada Post could go on strike this Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media like Facebook and X
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern....
Aug 14, 2025 The Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
PM's staff say search is on for a local office that meets Carney's security needs
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says work is "well underway" to find a local constituency office for the prime minister that meets his security requirements and is conveniently located for residen...
Aug 14, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at his office across the street from Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Six planets are hanging out in early morning skies this month. Here's how to spot them
NEW YORK (AP) - Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month in what's known as a planetary parade. Catch the spectacle while you can because it's the last one of the year. These linkups happen w...
Aug 14, 2025 A girl looks through a telescope in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Federal ministers meet with canola lobby to discuss new China tariffs
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu were set to meet with canola groups Wednesday afternoon to discuss China's announcement that it will hit Canada wit...
Aug 13, 2025 Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald leaves a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Former top general says reviewing medals for Afghan vets a 'no-brainer' for Carney
A former top general who led the military during the Afghanistan conflict is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to revisit the files of soldiers who served there to see if any of their awa...
Aug 13, 2025
Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday...
Aug 13, 2025 Mixed drinks are displayed at a bar in Baltimore, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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