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Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes. North Shore Resc...
Mar 11, 2024
Police testify at coroner's inquiry into murder of sergeant by mentally ill man
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's inquiry is hearing today from police officers who had interacted with a mentally ill man in the months before he murdered a provincial police sergeant. Provincial police ...
Mar 11, 2024
After criticism, Ottawa pledges $1 million to support Hamas sexual-violence victims
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is pledging $1 million to support victims of sexual violence by Hamas in Israel during last October's attacks. The funding comes with an offer...
Mar 11, 2024
Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
BRUSSELS (AP) - Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialized websites,...
Mar 11, 2024
Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
BRUSSELS (AP) - Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialized websites,...
Mar 11, 2024
India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads
NEW DELHI (AP) - India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. The missile is e...
Mar 11, 2024
Flag of Sweden is raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its place as the 32nd alliance member
BRUSSELS (AP) - Sweden's national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country's place as the 32nd member of the alliance two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine p...
Mar 11, 2024
50 people are injured by a 'strong movement' on a plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand
SYDNEY (AP) - At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a "strong movement" on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. LATAM Airlines said in a stat...
Mar 11, 2024
In the news today: Canada sending official to emergency meeting on Haiti crisis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada to attend emergency meeting on Haiti Canada is sending an official to at...
Mar 11, 2024
Families who rescued loved ones from Gaza feel 'scammed' by Canadian government
The young woman's first real hope that she might survive the nightmare she endured in the Gaza Strip came on the same night she was sure that she and her family would be killed. Late last year, Canada...
Mar 11, 2024
