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Gaza's Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the war has surpassed 46,000
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has climbed above 46,000. The ministry updated its toll from the ongoing 15-month conflict on Th...
Jan 09, 2025
Attack on Chad's presidential palace leaves 19 dead
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - An attack on Chad's presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The attack on Wedne...
Jan 09, 2025
Attack on Chad's presidential palace leaves 19 dead
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - An attack on Chad's presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The attack on Wedne...
Jan 09, 2025
In the news today: Coutts blockade sentencing, oilsands decarbonization uncertainty
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Sentencing hearing for leaders of Coutts blockade A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men con...
Jan 09, 2025
Sentencing hearing begins for men convicted of leading Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men convicted of helping co-ordinate a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts, Alta., in protest of COVID-19 rules and re...
Jan 09, 2025
Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall
VANCOUVER - Whatever your tipple, Angela Hansen's liquor store on Vancouver's Commercial Drive has stock to satisfy, from Prosecco to tequila - so long as you don't want any actual liquor. Hansen's "a...
Jan 09, 2025
Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall
VANCOUVER - Whatever your tipple, Angela Hansen's liquor store on Vancouver's Commercial Drive has stock to satisfy, from Prosecco to tequila - so long as you don't want any actual liquor. Hansen's "a...
Jan 09, 2025
West Ham hires former Chelsea coach Graham Potter
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - West Ham hired Graham Potter as manager on Thursday, a day after Julen Lopetegui was fired. Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after jus...
Jan 09, 2025
Out-of-control Los Angeles wildfires burn thousands of homes and other structures
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A fast-moving fire broke out in the hills above Hollywood Boulevard and threatened some of the most popular Los Angeles tourist spots as firefighters battled to get control on two o...
Jan 09, 2025
'It's just special': Vancouver PWHL game unique experience for players, coaches
VANCOUVER - Memories of the 2010 Olympics came rushing back for Marie-Philip Poulin as she stepped onto the ice at Rogers Arena on Wednesday. It was nearly 15 years since the hockey legend helped Cana...
Jan 08, 2025

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