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Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 people in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS (AP) - Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. Th...
Nov 20, 2024
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in kee...
Nov 20, 2024
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in kee...
Nov 20, 2024
US will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help fight off Russian for...
Nov 20, 2024
Off-ice adversity bringing Vancouver Canucks closer together
VANCOUVER - Cancer. Major injuries. The death of a parent. The Vancouver Canucks have been through it all this season. Yet another key Canucks player was sidelined Tuesday when the club announced that...
Nov 20, 2024
After stints in U.S. and Iceland, Leah Pais stoked to be back home with AFC Toronto
TORONTO - After playing soccer at three U.S. colleges and professionally in Iceland, Leah Pais wanted to come home. AFC Toronto was only too happy to oblige and the 22-year-old midfielder/forward from...
Nov 20, 2024
In the news today: More details emerge about fatal border crossing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... More details emerge about fatal border crossing The trial of two men accused of human smuggling is expected to...
Nov 20, 2024
Transgender community to gather in remembrance, opposition to Alberta legislation
EDMONTON - Adebayo Chris Katiiti, jailed for being a transgender man in Uganda, was brutally beaten as a child for wearing his brothers' clothes. He says moving to Alberta in 2016 saved his life. "I f...
Nov 20, 2024
Urban salmon return to Metro Vancouver streams to spawn and inspire recovery efforts
BURNABY, B.C. - The metallic screech of a train rolling by. The constant hum of traffic on the nearby Trans-Canada Highway. These are the sounds of the Brunette River in the fall, as it cuts through t...
Nov 20, 2024
Some Canadian cities building temporary housing facilities to accommodate refugees
OTTAWA - A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary housing for new arrivals. The city of Ottawa is working to e...
Nov 20, 2024
