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Leeds hires Sam Allardyce as manager after firing Gracia
LEEDS, England (AP) - Sam Allardyce made an unlikely return to the Premier League on Wednesday when the 68-year-old former England coach was hired by Leeds until the end of the season after the relega...
May 03, 2023
US Navy: Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second-such capture by Tehran in recent days, the U.S. Navy said. The Navy's Mideas...
May 03, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Florida Panthers, with only 48 hours between playing Boston in a gruelling Game 7 and Toronto in a Game 1, didn't think they played great last night but won anyway. The Maple Leafs, who said they ...
May 03, 2023
Teenage boy opens fire in school in Serbian capital
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - A teenage boy opened fire early Wednesday in a school in central Belgrade, causing injuries, Serbian police said. Police received a call about the shooting in the Vladislav Rib...
May 03, 2023
In The News for May 3 : Families of Canada's Afghan advisers are pleading for help
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 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... C...
May 03, 2023
Parliamentary Internship Programme in flux, as academics seek House involvement
OTTAWA - A program that for five decades has had young Canadians shadow MPs from across the political spectrum is facing an uncertain future because the model that has kept it running grates against m...
May 03, 2023
Terrified of the Taliban, families of Canada's Afghan advisers plead for help
OTTAWA - The threats started with phone calls in 2011 to her home in Kandahar. The mother of six had no idea her Canadian brother was working so close by, just 10 or 15 kilometres away, until the Tali...
May 03, 2023
As Canada stays mum, which Commonwealth countries will put the King on their money?
OTTAWA - Countries around the world whose currencies pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II now have a new monarch - and a decision to make about whether the King has a place on their money. Since...
May 03, 2023
Quebec premier heads to Charlevoix region to visit town hit hard by flooding
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. - Quebec Premier Franois Legault will visit a town in the province's Charlevoix region hit hard in recent days by spring flooding. Legault is to visit Baie St-Paul today, about 9...
May 03, 2023
Germany, Italy clamp down on Italian mob with raids, arrests
BERLIN (AP) - Police arrested suspects and raided homes early Wednesday across Germany and Italy in a massive effort to clamp down on members of the Italian 'ndrangheta organized crime syndicate. In G...
May 03, 2023