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Fire in Saudi city ahead of F1 race; Houthis claim attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A raging fire erupted Friday at an oil depot in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of an F1 race there, according to witnesses and video footage, with Yemen's Houthis re...
Mar 25, 2022
Biden in Poland to see US troops, Ukraine refugees
RZESZOW, Poland (AP) - President Joe Biden visited U.S. troops stationed near Poland's border with Ukraine on Friday and was getting a first hand look at the growing humanitarian response to the milli...
Mar 25, 2022
Russian, Belarusian players enjoy CHL life, but potential import draft ban looms
Ivan Zhigalov had to make a decision. The Belarusian goaltender could stay home to continue his development. The other option was a big leap - one that took him across an ocean to follow his hockey dr...
Mar 25, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Thomas released from hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday after a stay of nearly a week, the Supreme Court said. Thomas, 73, had entered the hospital last Friday evening after ...
Mar 25, 2022
West Ham donates to animal charities after Zouma's fine
LONDON (AP) - West Ham has made "significant" financial donations to animal welfare charities following the fine imposed on player Kurt Zouma for abusing his cat, the Premier League club said Friday. ...
Mar 25, 2022
Supervised Consumption Site sees over three years of service in Grande Prairie
March 2022 marks the third anniversary of the mobile Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) in Grande Prairie. SCS Clinical Lead Tracy Pelgrim believes the SCS continues to have a huge impact on the Grande...
Mar 25, 2022
Universities in Canada plan in-person convocation ceremonies after lengthy hiatus
Daniella Okezie has been practising her strut. In a few weeks, the graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University will finally get a chance to walk across the stage at a convocation ceremony to mark the compl...
Mar 25, 2022
Minneapolis teachers reach tentative agreement to end strike
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Teachers in Minneapolis have reached a tentative agreement to end a more than two-week strike over pay and other issues that idled some 29,000 students and around 4,500 educators an...
Mar 25, 2022
Canada opens the energy tap and Ukrainians removed to Russia: In The News for Mar. 25
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 25, 2022
'Always had faith:' Métis delegates say Vatican visit a step to repair relationship
Mtis leaders and residential school survivors say a trip to the Vatican to meet the Pope is as complicated as the history between their communities and the Roman Catholic Church itself. "We've always ...
Mar 25, 2022