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Missing Kansas women confirmed dead, kids safe, 4 charged with kidnapping and murder
GUYMON, Okla. (AP) - Authorities on Monday confirmed the deaths of two Kansas women who went missing on a trip to Oklahoma to pick up children for a birthday party. Two bodies were recovered in rural ...
Apr 15, 2024

Coroner's inquest opens into Quebec firefighter flood deaths in May 2023
LA MALBAIE, Que. - A coroner's inquest is underway into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region. Coroner Andre Kronstrm is ...
Apr 15, 2024

Bureau of Prisons to close California women's prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it is planning to close a women's prison in California known as the "rape club" despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press inv...
Apr 15, 2024

Months after its peers, Canada sanctions Sudanese linked to year-long civil war
OTTAWA - Canada is announcing sanctions against those it blames for perpetuating Sudan's civil war, as the conflict enters its second year. For months, Africa experts and the NDP have criticized the L...
Apr 15, 2024

Switzerland's Hug recovers from crash to win 7th men's wheelchair race at Boston Marathon
BOSTON (AP) - Switzerland's Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning the men...
Apr 15, 2024

Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the Games
PARIS (AP) - In Paris' outskirts, a bright-eyed young girl is eager for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to end. That's because the swimming club where 10-year-old Lyla Kebbi trains will inherit an Ol...
Apr 15, 2024

Winning bidder of classic hockey cards looks to find owner who cares more about them
The winning bidder of more than a dozen unopened boxes of classic hockey cards uncovered in a Regina home says he's feeling remorse over his $3.7-million-dollar purchase after hearing how sad the runn...
Apr 15, 2024

Winning bidder of classic hockey cards looks to find owner who cares more about them
The winning bidder of more than a dozen unopened boxes of classic hockey cards uncovered in a Regina home says he's feeling remorse over his $3.7-million-dollar purchase after hearing how sad the runn...
Apr 15, 2024

PWHL hits its home stretch after women's world hockey championship
The Professional Women's Hockey League enters the home stretch of its inaugural season Thursday when it resumes following the world championship break. Montreal is at home to Minnesota and Toronto vis...
Apr 15, 2024

In the news today: Life returns to normal in Israel after Iran attack
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Fire in the sky:' Canadian family in Israel says it's business as usual after ...
Apr 15, 2024

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