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Flyers turn to Russian teen sensation Matvei Michkov to lift them into the playoffs
VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) - Matvei Michkov's first dose of culture shock in American hockey hit the teen sensation when he skated in the opening days of Philadelphia Flyers' training camp. Flyers fans were ...
Sep 25, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel intercepts Hezbollah's farthest strike yet in 11 months of exchanges
Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel on Wednesday, including a longer-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel. It was the group's farthest strik...
Sep 25, 2024
Statistics Canada says population grew 0.6 per cent in Q2 to 41,288,599
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the population of the country reached an estimated 41,288,599 on July 1. The agency says the total means 250,229 people were added in the second quarter of the year for...
Sep 25, 2024
Williams Lake RCMP searching for wanted man who may be in Merritt area
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are asking for the public's help once again in finding a wanted man they believe may be in the Merritt area. RCMP say 23-year-old Sem Weiss is wanted for a ...
Sep 25, 2024
Hezbollah fires a missile at Tel Aviv in deepest strike yet after Israel bombardment in Lebanon
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Hezbollah hurled dozens of projectiles into Israel early Wednesday, including a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group's deepest strike yet and marked a further ...
Sep 25, 2024
Man City says Rodri has a ligament injury in his right knee but gives no time frame on absence
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City midfielder Rodri has ligament damage in his right knee, the club said Wednesday without giving a time frame for his potential absence. The Spain internationa...
Sep 25, 2024
In the news today: Non-confidence vote in Ottawa, elections continue in B.C. and N.B.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Non-confidence vote set for later today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa today as members of Pa...
Sep 25, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry to hear from data-crunching academic researchers
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference plans to hear today from academics who study the flow of information in an era of growing distrust and polarization. The Media Ecosystem Observator...
Sep 25, 2024
Trudeau returns to Ottawa as MPs get set to vote on non-confidence motion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa today as members of Parliament get set for a vote that could - but likely won't - bring down his minority government. Conservative Leader Pierr...
Sep 25, 2024
B.C. party leaders talk mining promises on campaign trail
British Columbia's New Democrats and Conservatives issued their plans for the mining industry while campaigning in the province's resource-rich communities. Both NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative ...
Sep 25, 2024
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