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Israeli-Russian graduate student kidnapped in Iraq has been released, Trump and family say
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Israeli-Russian graduate student from Princeton University who was kidnapped in Iraq has been released, according to her family and President Donald Trump. Elizabeth Tsurkov was f...
Sep 09, 2025
Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. Roberts acted on the administration's ...
Sep 09, 2025
Canada sending $2.6M in humanitarian, refugee aid after months of Pakistan flooding
OTTAWA - Canada is providing $2.6 million in humanitarian aid for people in Pakistan displaced by flooding, and for Afghan refugees. Pakistan has been grappling since June with floods and heavy monsoo...
Sep 09, 2025
First Nation says it was shortchanged by millions for land in 2002 settlement
VANCOUVER - A First Nation in British Columbia says it was underpaid by millions of dollars in a 2002 settlement with the federal government over land that was given to a different band then sold to a...
Sep 09, 2025
Carney condemns 'intolerable' Israeli strike on Qatar that killed Hamas officials
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is condemning Israel's military strike on Qatar, saying it undermines the country's sovereignty and risks escalating conflict in the region. Israel says it targeted...
Sep 09, 2025
Safety board investigates after second train derailment in B.C. within a week
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a derailment in British Columbia involving a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train. It's the second time this month a CPKC train has been involv...
Sep 09, 2025
Fixing WestJet plane in St. Maarten likely 'very difficult project': aviation experts
An aviation expert and former pilot says it will be a challenge to repair the WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten on the weekend and shut down the Caribbean island's airport for a day. Ke...
Sep 09, 2025
Battle that led to Haiti's independence among names of new Montreal metro stations
MONTRAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante has unveiled the names of five new stations that will extend the subway system into the city's east end. Plante says the names were chosen to celebrate women and...
Sep 09, 2025
Iran and the IAEA are expected to resume cooperation under agreement backed by Egypt
CAIRO (AP) - Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran's nucle...
Sep 09, 2025
Federal government hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, minister says
WINNIPEG - Canada's agriculture minister says any decision to ease tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors. Heath MacDonald says the gove...
Sep 09, 2025