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Venezuelan opposition leaders win the EU’s top human rights prize
BRUSSELS (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzlez Urrutia have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President R...
Oct 24, 2024
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza has killed 16
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 16 people on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials sai...
Oct 24, 2024
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza has killed 16
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least 16 people. Another...
Oct 24, 2024
Montreal's Chris Boucher gets more playing time for Raptors after season on bench
TORONTO - Chris Boucher was back, for at least one game. The veteran forward spent most of last season at the far end of the Toronto Raptors' bench, rarely seeing playing time. Even with the team rock...
Oct 24, 2024
Macron says France will provide 100-euro aid package to support Lebanon
PARIS (AP) - France will provide a 100-million euro ($108-million) aid package to support Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron told an international conference Thursday in Paris. Macron said "in ...
Oct 24, 2024
In the news today: Trudeau to announce major drop in immigration
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau to announce massive drop in immigration targets: official Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to...
Oct 24, 2024
Sentencing to begin for man who pleaded guilty to killing partner, two children
WINNIPEG - A sentencing hearing for a Manitoba man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killings of his common-law partner and their two young children is set to begin Thursday. Trevis Mc...
Oct 24, 2024
Trudeau to announce massive drop in immigration targets: official
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce a major drop in the number of new permanent residents Canada will accept in 2025. As first reported by The National Post, the government'...
Oct 24, 2024
How a Montreal school reignited a debate over secularism and Bill 21 in Quebec
MONTREAL - An investigation into a climate of fear at a Montreal primary school has reignited a debate about secularism in Quebec's education system, with the provincial government pledging to conside...
Oct 24, 2024
Capitals hand the Flyers a 6th consecutive loss, extend their win streak to 5
WASHINGTON (AP) - Connor McMichael scored twice, Alex Ovechkin got an empty-netter for the 855th goal of his NHL career and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 Wednesday night for...
Oct 23, 2024
