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Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train

Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces battled hundreds of separatist militants who were holding about 300 people hostage Wednesday on a train they hijacked in the country’s remote southwest, officials said.
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Ship owner says arrested captain of cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision is Russian

Ship owner says arrested captain of cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision is Russian

LONDON (AP) — The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday.
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The EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and slaps tariffs on produce from Republican states

The EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and slaps tariffs on produce from Republican states

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S.
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Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan earned 9.7% in 2024, net assets totalled $123B

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan earned 9.7% in 2024, net assets totalled $123B

TORONTO — The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan says it delivered a return of 9.7 per cent for its 2024 fiscal year. HOOPP says its net assets totalled $123 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, up from $112.6 billion in 2023.
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In the news today: Trump tariffs in effect, Bank of Canada to cut interest today?

In the news today: Trump tariffs in effect, Bank of Canada to cut interest today?

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum kick in The latest move in U.S.
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Endangered salamander to get car-free spring migration routes in parts of GTA

Endangered salamander to get car-free spring migration routes in parts of GTA

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month as they emerge from their subterranean winter shelters and journey under the cover of night to their spring bree
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Cuts to U.S. weather agency will be felt in Canada — especially in hurricane season

Cuts to U.S. weather agency will be felt in Canada — especially in hurricane season

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In America's 'most Canadian town,' Trump's trade war wounds wallets and hearts

In America's 'most Canadian town,' Trump's trade war wounds wallets and hearts

The tiny community of Point Roberts is a little bit of America, firmly fixed to British Columbia.
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Tariff war forcing N.B. to cut trade barriers, go into deficit in next week's budget

Tariff war forcing N.B. to cut trade barriers, go into deficit in next week's budget

FREDERICTON — Nearly seven years after the New Brunswick government went to the Supreme Court to prevent the free movement of alcohol across the country, Premier Susan Holt says the tariff war with the United States is forcing the province to rethink
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Canadian pride surges in face of Trump's tariff, sovereignty threats: Leger poll

Canadian pride surges in face of Trump's tariff, sovereignty threats: Leger poll

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians' sense of national pride has surged in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats against the country's sovereignty.
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