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UK appeals court rules that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful
LONDON (AP) - A British court ruled Thursday that a government plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda in an attempt to deter migrants from making risky journeys across the English Channel is unlawful. ...
Jun 29, 2023
In the news today: Potential gravesites found at Alberta residential school
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Search suggests 88 graves at Alberta residential school University of Alberta r...
Jun 29, 2023
Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays
VANCOUVER - Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he's been known to "partake" in watching fireworks, as a way to bring families together. But on Canada Day, he wants peo...
Jun 29, 2023
Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests
TORONTO - Canadians' pride in their nationality, like most things these days, seems to be divided down partisan lines, a new poll suggests. While a strong majority of the 1,512 respondents to the surv...
Jun 29, 2023
Police arrest 150 as unrest spreads to multiple towns after 17-year-old driver killed by police
NANTERRE, France (AP) - Protesters angry after police fatally shot a 17-year-old boy set cars and public buildings ablaze in Paris suburbs and unrest spread to some other French cities and towns, desp...
Jun 29, 2023
Yankees' Domingo Germán perfect through 8 innings against Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germn has not allowed a baserunner through eight innings against the Oakland Athletics. Germn has nine strikeouts and has thrown 93 pitches, 67 ...
Jun 28, 2023
Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital
HOPE, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot by an RCMP officer in southern British Columbia Wednesday. Mounties say an "interaction" between the ma...
Jun 28, 2023
Maple Leafs go for Easton Cowan with the 28th overall pick at NHL draft
NASHVILLE - The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Easton Cowan with the No. 28 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Cowan, a five-foot-10, 170-pound winger from Mount Brydges, Ont., had 53 points (20 goal...
Jun 28, 2023
RoseAnne Archibald voted out as Assembly of First Nations national chief
OTTAWA - RoseAnne Archibald has been voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations after more than a year of turmoil involving her leadership. The vote took place during a special chief...
Jun 28, 2023
Jets choose Colby Barlow as 18th overall at NHL draft
NASHVILLE - The Winnipeg Jets selected Colby Barlow with the No. 18 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Barlow, a six-foot, 195-pound forward, had 79 points (46 goals, 33 assists) in 59 games for th...
Jun 28, 2023