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Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies, terming the party as a "militant and terrorist" organization as part of a...
Aug 01, 2024
Israel says it has confirmed Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Deif was killed in a July strike
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. Israel targeted Deif in a Ju...
Aug 01, 2024
In the news: Canada nabs bronze men's in swimming, B.C. landslide assessment planned
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Kharun ends Canadian men's dry spell in the pool The moment wasn't too big for Ilya Kharun. While La Defense A...
Aug 01, 2024
Jasper wildfire leaves hundreds of foreign workers scrambling to arrange work, homes
EDMONTON - It didn't take long for Namneet Singh to find full-time employment again, after a fire in Jasper, Alta., last week destroyed the hotel he had worked at for more than a year. Singh, who was ...
Aug 01, 2024
B.C. issues flood warning, watches after landslide blocks river, forces evacuations
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - British Columbia's Ministry of Land and Water says personnel are conducting assessments near a landslide that blocked the Chilcotin River in the province's Interior, including to...
Aug 01, 2024
Iran’s supreme leader prays over the coffin of Hamas leader Haniyeh, whose killing risks a wider war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader and representatives of Palestinian militias he backs prayed Thursday over the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in a sh...
Aug 01, 2024
Captain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. Jerry Boyla...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. port union plans to hold strike vote while heading to court over CIRB decision
VANCOUVER - A union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports says it is being forced to take an industry-wide strike vote after one employer refused to bargain about automation issues directly...
Jul 31, 2024
Alberta Day of Caring estimated to have raised over $1.5 million
Alberta Day of Caring wrapped up earlier today. (Wednesday, July 31)So far, Alberta bottle depots collected $518,482 worth of donations, which is estimated to be around $1.5 million with the provincia...
Jul 31, 2024
British police have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children
LONDON (AP) - British police say they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed three children in Southport, northwest England. The Merseyside Police force says the tee...
Jul 31, 2024