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Pope Francis to visit Canada in July, Kamloops omitted from initial list of cities
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.KAMLOOPS - Pope Francis appears to not be visiting Kamloops during his "Apostolic Journey to Canada."In a news re...
May 13, 2022
Live updates| German leader has long phone call with Putin
VIENNA - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, the first time the two have spoken since late March. The 75-minute call on Friday "focused on the ongo...
May 13, 2022
WNBA's Griner appears in Moscow court for detention hearing
MOSCOW (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow ...
May 13, 2022
WNBA's Griner appears in Moscow court for detention hearing
MOSCOW (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow ...
May 13, 2022
Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO
HELSINKI (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is "not favorable" toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating that Turkey could use its status as a member o...
May 13, 2022
COLLINS: New hospital tower won’t be the 'saviour' for health care
IN TWO MONTHS, give or take, the new $417 million patient care tower at Royal Inland Hospital will open its doors. It will have some nice new bells and whistles. The tower is supposed to modernize the...
May 13, 2022
Israel: Initial probe into reporter's death is inconclusive
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says its initial probe into the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist this week was unable to determine whether she was struck by Israeli or Palestinian gunfire. In...
May 13, 2022
UAE's long-ailing leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has died
The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government's state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73. The UAE's Ministry of Pr...
May 13, 2022
Russian soldier on trial in first Ukraine war-crimes case
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian soldier went on trial in Ukraine on Friday for the killing of an unarmed civilian, marking the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war ...
May 13, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Pope Francis to visit Edmonton, Quebec City, Iqaluit in July
The Vatican says Pope Francis will stop in Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut during his visit to Canada this summer. It says the capital cities of Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit will act as bases for the...
May 13, 2022
