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Canada's Fernandez falls to Germany's Siegemund in second round at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez made an early exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in second-round play to unseeded Laura Siegemund of Germany. The 29th seed from of Laval, Que., s...
Jul 02, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows 'there will be no Hamas' in postwar Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed "there will be no Hamas" in postwar Gaza. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel had agreed on terms for a 6...
Jul 02, 2025

Hurricane Flossie strengthens further off Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hurricane Flossie has strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane off Mexico's southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), according to the U...
Jul 02, 2025

Carney to meet with automotive sector CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with automotive sector CEOs this morning. The sector is a key front in the trade war between the United States and Canada. U.S. President Donald Trum...
Jul 02, 2025

Pedestrian hit & run leads to arrest
The Grande Prairie RCMP have made an arrest stemming from a pedestrian hit-and-run in the city that happened on Friday, June 27.Mounties found EMS attending to the victim when they arrived on scene, w...
Jul 02, 2025

In the news today: Hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada, Montreal's trash problem
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Wildfires continue to scorch parts of Canada Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada...
Jul 02, 2025

Montreal's move to biweekly trash pick up proving to be a slow process
MONTREAL - The garbage may be piling up and causing some disgruntlement on the sidewalks of a few Montreal streets, but municipal officials say it's all part of a plan to become a zero-waste city by t...
Jul 02, 2025

Hundreds of wildfires continue to burn different parts of Canada,
Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada. The BC Wildfire Service reports that crews are battling more than 70 wildfires in British Columbia, with one particularly intense wil...
Jul 02, 2025

Iran’s president reportedly orders country to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's president on Wednesday reportedly ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American airstrikes hit its...
Jul 02, 2025

The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate after his death
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years speculation that started ...
Jul 01, 2025