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Statistics Canada to release August labour force survey today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading of the country's job market this morning. The agency is set to release its labour force survey for August. A Reuters poll of economists headi...
Sep 05, 2025
G7 speakers, officials gathering in capital region today
OTTAWA - Canada is hosting U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and other officials from G7 countries and Ukraine in the Ottawa area today. Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia will be in m...
Sep 05, 2025
Carney to make announcement in GTA after wrapping up cabinet retreat
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to make an announcement in the Greater Toronto Area today after meeting with his cabinet for two days to prepare for the return of Parliament. Carney's...
Sep 05, 2025
A passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 15 and injuring 16 others
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday....
Sep 05, 2025
Thai lawmakers to vote for a new prime minister as candidates promise an early election
BANGKOK (AP) - Thai lawmakers met to select a new prime minister Friday as major parties made competing promises to soon dissolve Parliament and call an election as a way to resolve the country's poli...
Sep 04, 2025
Amanda Anisimova defeats Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open to reach her 2nd Grand Slam final in a row
NEW YORK (AP) - Amanda Anisimova eliminated four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 in a U.S. Open semifinal that ended at nearly 1 a.m. Friday and featured two of the most pow...
Sep 04, 2025
Eagles' Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Cowboys' Dak Prescott
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected moments after a pregame Super Bowl championship celebration for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter wa...
Sep 04, 2025
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula in the U.S. Open semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) - On Aryna Sabalenka's first chance to end her U.S. Open semifinal against Jessica Pegula for the chance to play for a second consecutive trophy, the defending champion dumped what shoul...
Sep 04, 2025
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula in the U.S. Open semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) - Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was simply too good for Jessica Pegula yet again, winning their U.S. Open semifinal 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday night in a rematch of last year's final...
Sep 04, 2025
Eagles' Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Cowboys' Dak Prescott
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected moments after a pregame Super Bowl championship celebration for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter wa...
Sep 04, 2025