3 d. ago Gibraltar celebrates its national day as it looks ahead to easier border crossings with Spain

MADRID (AP) — Gibraltarians gathered Wednesday for national day celebrations months before a fence separating the contested territory at the tip of the Iberian peninsula from Spain was expected to be dismantled. It was the first such celebration since the European Union and the U.K. reached a deal in June to ease cross-border trade and […]

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3 d. ago Is the Lapu Lapu Day massacre suspect fit to stand trial? Vancouver judge to decide today

The suspect is expected to appear in court on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. PDT

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3 d. ago A Vancouver judge has decided if the Lapu Lapu Day massacre suspect is fit for trial

The 30-year-old suspect faces 11 counts of second-degree murder

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3 d. ago ‘Relief’ after judge finds Lapu Lapu Day massacre suspect fit for trial in B.C.

After his court appearance, the suspect is facing an additional 31 charges for attempted murder, on top of the initial 11 counts of second-degree murder

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6 d. ago Disconnected cable led to Lisbon streetcar crash that killed two Canadians, 14 others

Quebec couple were identified as Andre Bergeron and Blandine Daux, archaeologists who worked in Quebec's Culture Department

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7 d. ago Cabins in Lisbon streetcar crash lost balance after cable linking them disconnected

Inspectors investigating the deadly streetcar crash in Lisbon, Portugal, found that two cabins lost stability after the cable linking them disconnected before the funicular came off its rails and killed 16 people Wednesday, including two Canadians. The Portuguese government’s office for air and rail accident investigations said in a preliminary technical report that the cabins […]

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8 d. ago Two Canadians dead in Lisbon streetcar crash, Portuguese police say

Police in Portugal say two Canadians are among the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed Wednesday. The dead also included five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian, police said in a statement. The list of nationalities was published following forensic identification. The French […]

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9 d. ago Lisbon funicular crash: A Canadian is among those hurt, officials say

A Canadian has been confirmed among the injured following a funicular streetcar crash in Lisbon, Portugal Wednesday, in which at least 17 people died, authorities say.

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9 d. ago Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17 as Portugal observes national day of mourning

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The death toll in the crash of a famous Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists rose to 17 Thursday after two of the 23 injured people died, an emergency services official said. The dead were all adults, Margarida Castro Martins, head of Lisbon’s Civil Protection Agency, told reporters. She didn’t provide their […]

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2 w. ago Many Trump tariffs ruled illegal by U.S. federal appeals court, but remain for now

The court found the ‘Liberation Day’ and fentanyl-related tariffs exceeded the powers of the national security statute that Trump evoked to imposed them

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2 w. ago 57,000 Rolls Strong: National Toilet Paper Day Drives Hygiene Equity

Bunzl partners with Food Banks Canada to support communities in need BURLINGTON, Ontario, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bunzl Canada today announced its annual National Toilet Paper Day initiative, in partnership with Food Banks Canada. The national distributor provided over 57,000 rolls of toilet paper for distribution to food banks across the country, increasing […]

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2 w. ago Ukrainian Canadians mark solemn Independence Day, appreciate Carney for Kyiv visit

EDMONTON — It wasn’t lost on some people marking Ukraine’s Independence Day during a festival at Alberta’s legislature grounds on Sunday that their loved ones were still defending their own sovereignty back home. Anastasiya Kvashyna said she immigrated to Alberta from Ukraine when she was 10, and commemorating the 34th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence in […]

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3 w. ago Death toll rises to 50 in attack on mosque, villages in Nigeria, official says

ABUJA, Nigeria — The death toll from a shooting at a mosque and attacks on several nearby villages in northwestern Nigeria has risen to 50, a local official said Wednesday. Gunmen stormed the mosque in Unguwan Mantau town in Katsina state during morning prayers on Tuesday, according to lawmaker Aminu Ibrahim. “The bandits killed 30 […]

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3 w. ago B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park closing again for a month of recovery, First Nations’ practices

The closure from Sept. 2 to Oct. 3 is also in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and will be the last of three closures this year

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3 w. ago Hamas accepts Arab ceasefire proposal for Gaza as death toll passes 62,000

RAFAH, Egypt — Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israel indicated its positions haven’t changed, while Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000. U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on […]

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3 w. ago Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flooding in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Anguished Pakistanis searched remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277 on Monday, while one official replied to the lack of evacuation warnings by saying people should have built homes elsewhere. A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan’s river-carved mountainous areas more […]

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4 w. ago Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come

BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days. One eyewitness, who escaped the deluges in Buner, described seeing floodwaters carrying […]

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4 w. ago Talks on global plastic pollution treaty end with no agreement

Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office to try to complete a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis.

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4 w. ago Air Canada, flight attendants enter final day before strike deadline

It’s the final day before a potential work stoppage could ground all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights. More than 10,000 flight attendants are poised to walk off the job around 1 a.m. ET on Saturday, followed by a company-imposed lockout if the two sides can’t reach an eleventh-hour deal. Air Canada said it […]

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