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Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada

Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada

WASHINGTON — Vice-President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate Tuesday, marking a major milestone since her move to the top of the Democratic ticket ahead of the November presidential election.
'We have our answers': Body of missing woman found in Saskatoon landfill

'We have our answers': Body of missing woman found in Saskatoon landfill

SASKATOON, Sask. — Saskatoon police announced Tuesday they had found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill three months after their search began.
Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally

Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally

OTTAWA — The Conservatives say they have no connection to a rash of conspicuously similar social-media posts that flooded the X platform following a Pierre Poilievre event in northern Ontario last week.
Saskatchewan latest province to restrict cellphone use in school classrooms

Saskatchewan latest province to restrict cellphone use in school classrooms

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is following the lead of other provinces in announcing that students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year, a move critics call a distraction from more pressing issues like fundin
Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada

Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada

OTTAWA — The federal government is considering new regulations that could make fewer employers eligible to hire temporary foreign workers, Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault said Tuesday.
Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

MONTREAL — On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter.
G7 foreign ministers say 'no country stands to gain' from rising Middle East tensions

G7 foreign ministers say 'no country stands to gain' from rising Middle East tensions

OTTAWA — Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her G7 counterparts have issued a joint statement calling for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
In the news today: COC pulls credentials from De Grasse coach, B.C. to monitor slide

In the news today: COC pulls credentials from De Grasse coach, B.C. to monitor slide

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Trudeau meets officials, evacuees following Jasper wildfire

Trudeau meets officials, evacuees following Jasper wildfire

HINTON, Alta. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Hinton, Alta., to get a briefing on the status of the Jasper wildfire, as well as meet with the province's premier and evacuees who fled the blaze that destroyed a third of the town.
B.C. officials warn of dangers around Fraser, Chilcotin River banks as water tops dam

B.C. officials warn of dangers around Fraser, Chilcotin River banks as water tops dam

VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says it's "extremely unsafe" to be near the banks of the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers both upstream and downstream from a massive landslide after water started flowing through the slide early Monday.
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