McCarthy juggles a government shutdown, Biden impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion — enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas last week to the G7 summit of …
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NDP wants Suncor CEO to testify about clean energy pivot
OTTAWA – NDP MP Charlie Angus says the head of oilsands giant Suncor needs to explain to a House of Commons committee why he’s moving his company’s focus away …
Morocco earthquake: Aid teams work to reach remote towns as toll rises past 2,400
TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco – The toll of the massive earthquake that devastated Morocco could be seen Monday in dozens of remote villages such as Tafeghaghte, where more than half of …
Peter Nygard: Charges reduced in Toronto sex assault case
The number of charges in the Toronto sexual-assault case against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard have been reduced from 11 to six. Jury selection was set to get …
Tom Mulcair: Take a closer look at what Poilievre is peddling
Pierre Poilievre delivered an epic stemwinder to the Conservative Party faithful in Quebec City on Friday. He threw in every simplistic solution he’s been touting for years. Canadians should start …
Here’s what to know about U.S researcher stuck in Turkey cave
ANKARA, Turkiye – A major rescue operation is underway in Turkiye’s Taurus Mountains to bring out an American researcher who fell seriously ill nine days ago at a depth …
Stock, TSX market: Higher on Wall Street to reverse losses
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday as Wall Street recovers some of its losses from last week. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in midday …
Hurricane Lee generates big swells along northern Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hurricane Lee whipped up waves of more than 15 feet (five metres) on Monday as the Category 3 storm cranked through open waters just …
N.S. buys motel to help ease housing shortages faced by health-care workers
LUNENBURG, N.S. – The Nova Scotia government has purchased a motel to house health-care workers recruited to work on the province’s South Shore. The move is meant to …
America’s costliest disaster year on record cost US$383 billion, so far
It’s been a record-smashing year for the most expensive weather and climate disasters in the United States this year after severe storms, the deadly Maui wildfire and Hurricane Idalia …