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The AP Interview: Ukraine aims to restart occupied reactors
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine is considering restarting Europe's largest nuclear plant, which is occupied by Russian troops, to ensure its safety just weeks after fears of a radiation disaster prompted...
Oct 04, 2022
ParticipAction gives kids and youth a D for activity, F for screen time
TORONTO - A new study attempts to quantify what many parents likely already know: dismal activity levels for kids and youth fell even further during the pandemic, while screen use soared. ParticipActi...
Oct 04, 2022
Paris joins in TV boycott of World Cup games from Qatar
PARIS (AP) - Paris will not broadcast World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in Q...
Oct 04, 2022
Indonesia police: Stadium exit gates too small for escape
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police said Tuesday that the gates at the soccer stadium where police fired tear gas and set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a t...
Oct 04, 2022
Basketball players fleeing Ukraine find home with University of Lethbridge Pronghorns
The squeak of their shoes and the thump of the ball on the court feels blessedly normal for Vika Kovalevska and Vlada Hozalova. Basketball provides a brief sanctuary from the ceaseless undercurrent of...
Oct 04, 2022
Indonesia police: Stadium exit gates too small for escape
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police said Tuesday that the gates at the soccer stadium where police fired tear gas and set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a t...
Oct 04, 2022
3 scientists share Nobel Prize in Physics
STOCKHOLM - This year's Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for their work on quantum information science. Hans Ellegren, Secretary General, Ro...
Oct 04, 2022
Advocacy group calls out corporate 'tax avoidance,' cites billions lost in new report
OTTAWA - A new report from Canadians for Tax Fairness says top companies paid $30 billion less in taxes last year than would be expected under existing corporate tax rates. The report analyzed the fin...
Oct 04, 2022
Paris joins in TV boycott of World Cup games from Qatar
PARIS (AP) - The city of Paris has decided against broadcasting World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental imp...
Oct 04, 2022
A second mandate for CAQ and North Korea rattles Sabre: In The News for Oct. 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 04, 2022
