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Canada's envoy to Vatican: Pope Francis funeral will unite a rare range of humanity
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people. Joyce Nap...
Apr 25, 2025
Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case
LONDON - An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, ...
Apr 25, 2025
UN food agency says its foods stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousand...
Apr 25, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Court declares mistrial in hockey players' sexual assault case
LONDON - An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, ...
Apr 25, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime ousted in straight sets at Madrid Open
MADRID - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Madrid Open after a straight-set loss to Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 7-6 (7), 6-4, in the Round of 64 on Friday. Auger-Aliassime, seeded 1...
Apr 25, 2025
Trump says 'Crimea will stay with Russia' as he seeks end to war in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Friday that "Crimea will stay with Russia," the latest example of the U.S. leader pressuring Ukraine to make concessions t...
Apr 25, 2025
A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian general was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia's top criminal investigation agency said, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in four months. The Inv...
Apr 25, 2025
Immigration is Trump's strongest issue, but many say he's gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's handling of immigration remains a point of strength as he takes wide-ranging actions to ramp up deportations and target people in the U.S. illegally, accordi...
Apr 25, 2025
Peterman, Gallant aim to secure Olympic spot at world mixed doubles curling playdowns
Curlers Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman have already earned the right to wear the Maple Leaf should Canada qualify for mixed doubles at the Winter Olympics. Now the husband-and-wife duo just has to...
Apr 25, 2025
Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China
OTTAWA - Canadians say their relations with Washington are just as bad as ties with Moscow, according to polling that suggests an openness to improving links with China and especially Mexico. Just 16 ...
Apr 25, 2025