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Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a rights group said, a day after the military demolished homes in an...
May 12, 2022

Canadian women's rugby roster chosen for Pacific Four Series in New Zealand
Veterans Laura Russell and Karen Paquin highlight Canada's 32-woman rugby roster for next month's Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. The third-ranked Canadians will play the seventh-ranked U.S. in Ta...
May 12, 2022

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea and Japan said, in the latest of a series of weapons demonstrations this years and jus...
May 12, 2022

Tory Leadership Debate and US Supreme Court to Meet: In The News for May 12, 2022
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 May 12, 2022. ... What we are watching in Cana...
May 12, 2022

Anti-abortion rally to assemble on Parliament Hill amid leaked U.S. court draft
OTTAWA - An annual anti-abortion rally is set to converge on Parliament Hill today, a demonstration that typically attracts thousands. The March for Life protest comes as the re-emergence of the landm...
May 12, 2022

Putin's alleged girlfriend not ruled out of future Canadian sanctions: minister
OTTAWA - Canada has not ruled out imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin's alleged girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast, says the foreign affairs minister. Kabaeva's name is reported to h...
May 12, 2022

Safe house in tiny Nunavik village aims to break generations of trauma for Inuit
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ, Que. - On any given day in Kingaqsualujjuak, Que., a person or family in crisis can call a 24-hour number and speak to a community member who can help. Qarmaapik House offers a safe ...
May 12, 2022

Backlund, Mangiapane lead Flames in 3-1 win over Stars to take series lead
CALGARY - Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund led a third-period surge by the Calgary Flames in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series. Mangiapane and B...
May 11, 2022

Whitecaps coast to 2-0 victory over Valour FC in Canadian Championship action
VANCOUVER - Russell Teibert scored his first-ever goal in the Canadian Championship as the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a 2-0 win over Valour FC on Wednesday night. Teibert scored the match-winner a...
May 11, 2022

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Carter Savoie to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have announced that they have signed forward Carter Savoie to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning with this season. Savoie, 20, joined Oilers AHL affiliate Bake...
May 11, 2022