Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
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Three workers trapped in B.C.'s Red Chris mine have air, food, water, operator says
Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris mine in northwestern British Columbia have enough air, water and food for an "extended stay," the mine's majority owner said Wednesd...
Jul 23, 2025 British Columbia Premier David Eby answers a question from the media during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada’s Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death. Dr. Salvador Plasencia became the fourth of the fi...
Jul 23, 2025
Trump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security agreement draws closer. Trump boasted about d...
Jul 23, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Teens say they are turning to AI for friendship
No question is too small when Kayla Chege, a high school student in Kansas, is using artificial intelligence. The 15-year-old asks ChatGPT for guidance on back-to-school shopping, makeup colors, low-c...
Jul 23, 2025 Bruce Perry, 17, demonstrates the possibilities of artificial intelligence by creating an AI companion on Character AI, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Russellville, Ark. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins)
Carney says getting best possible deal with U.S. more important than Aug. 1 deadline
Prime Minister Mark Carney downplayed the importance of a looming Aug. 1 deadline in trade talks with the U.S. on Tuesday, saying the objective is to get the best possible deal for Canadians. "They're...
Jul 22, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the premiers during the 2025 summer meetings of the Council of the Federation at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice - and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id - of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just...
Jul 22, 2025 Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Poilievre calls for law to block long ballot protests ahead of Alberta byelection
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the long list of names lining up to flood the ballot in his upcoming federal byelection amounts to a "blatant abuse" of democracy - and he wants the governmen...
Jul 22, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre attends a news conference in Ottawa on Monday, July 14, 2025. The Conservatives want the Liberals to take action to stop ballot-flooding protests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Wildfires force evacuations of Garden Hill, Snow Lake in northern Manitoba
The wildfire threat is worsening in northern Manitoba, prompting alerts and evacuations for at least two more communities. Garden Hill First Nation, a fly-in community with a population of more than 3...
Jul 10, 2025 Trees burned by wildfires in northern Manitoba are shown during a helicopter tour in the surrounding area of Flin Flon, Man. on Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Deal-Pool
Canada Infrastructure Bank set to fall well short of 2028 investment target: PBO
Parliament's fiscal watchdog says the Canada Infrastructure Bank is more than $20 billion short of its investment targets for the coming years. In a new report, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget ...
Jul 10, 2025 Power transmission lines are seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Wisconsin and Minnesota Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfire smoke
Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on wildfires they say have sent smoke billowing across the international border into their states. In a Tuesday le...
Jul 09, 2025
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