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Vatican releases pope's Canada itinerary in sign trip is on
ROME (AP) - The Vatican on Thursday released the itinerary for Pope Francis' July 24-30 visit to Canada, providing a sign he intends to go ahead with the trip despite knee problems that forced him to ...
Jun 23, 2022
Supreme Court strikes New York gun law in major ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a restrictive New York gun law in a major ruling for gun rights. The justices' 6-3 decision is expected to ultimately allow more people to l...
Jun 23, 2022
Canada's Andreescu beats top-seeded Kasatkina in quarterfinal at Wimbledon warmup
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-4, 6-1 in quarterfinal play Thursday at the Bad Homburg Open. The unseeded Andreescu, who has yet to lo...
Jun 23, 2022
Myanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's military government on Thursday confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison compound in quarters separate from other detainees. Suu Kyi was arrest...
Jun 23, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Horgan doesn’t deserve much applause for bailing on museum
IN POLITICS, discretion is sometimes the better part of valor.Premier John Horgan has learned that lesson, as evidenced yesterday with his announcement that he's suspending plans for a $789-million re...
Jun 23, 2022
Study suggests forever renters, Parliament on summer break : In The News for June 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 23, 2022
Gender-affirming care in Canada comes with barriers and delays, especially in N.S.
HALIFAX - Despite progress in Canada in the field of transgender health care, for the more than 100,800 trans or non-binary Canadians, access to gender-affirming care comes with barriers and delays th...
Jun 23, 2022
Liberal-NDP agreement changed political dynamics on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A confidence and supply agreement reached between the Liberals and NDP three months ago changed the dynamic of the House of Commons, even in a parliamentary sitting that will mainly be rememb...
Jun 23, 2022
Canada hopes to spur action at Commonwealth to address impact of Russian war: Goodale
KIGALI, RWANDA - Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale says the Canadian delegation hopes to make an impact in critical conversations about climate change and global food inse...
Jun 23, 2022
Beijing may have tried to discourage Canadians from voting Conservative: federal unit
OTTAWA - A federal research unit detected what might be a Chinese Communist Party information operation that aimed to discourage Canadians of Chinese heritage from voting for the Conservatives in the ...
Jun 23, 2022
