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In the news today: Israeli academics on protests, weight-loss drug coming to Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israeli academics respond to campus protests One of the demands of pro-Palestin...
May 02, 2024
Campus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are 'best chance' for peace
MONTREAL - One of the demands of pro-Palestinian activists who have set up protest encampments on university campuses in Canada and the United States is a severing of ties with Israeli universities. T...
May 02, 2024
Weight-loss drug Wegovy available in Canada starting May 6
The makers of Ozempic say their weight-loss drug Wegovy will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday. Novo Nordisk's weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed wi...
May 02, 2024
Draisaitl scores twice, Oilers advance to second round with 4-3 win over Kings
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored twice, Evan Bouchard had three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 Wednesday to win their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series...
May 01, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance to second round of NHL playoffs with win over Kings
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of their first-round series. Leon Draisaitl scored twice for th...
May 01, 2024
Stars beat Knights 3-2 at home, grab 3-2 series lead in NHL playoffs
DALLAS (AP) - Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game ...
May 01, 2024
Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to Ch...
May 01, 2024
Toronto clinches top spot in PWHL with 4-1 win over Minnesota
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner scored twice in leading Toronto to clinching first place in the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. Toronto (12-4-0-7) moved ahead ...
May 01, 2024
Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people
BEIJING (AP) - A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The Meizhou city...
May 01, 2024
Kamloops Brain Injury Association makes ticket sales push ahead of Sunday's VW Turtle River Race
KAMLOOPS - The 23rd annual VW Turtle River Race is coming up this weekend and the Kamloops Brain Injury Association (KBIA) is preparing thousands of turtles for their trip down the South Thompson Rive...
May 01, 2024
