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Nova Scotia RCMP confirm children were seen in public a day before they disappeared
HALIFAX - RCMP in northeastern Nova Scotia confirmed today that two children who disappeared almost four weeks ago were last seen in public with family members on May 1, the day before they were repor...
May 28, 2025

French court sentences former surgeon to 20 years for raping 299 children
PARIS (AP) - A 74-year-old former surgeon, who raped hundreds of victims over a period spanning more than two decades, was sentenced on Friday to the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison by a French...
May 28, 2025

Toronto teen Mboko extends perfect run to reach third round at French Open
PARIS - Toronto's Victoria Mboko extended her dream run at the French Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Germany's Eva Lys on Wednesday to reach the third round. The 18-year-old Canadian hasn't dropped a s...
May 28, 2025

In the news today: House of Commons returns with new faces
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Parliament gets back to work with a new prime minister and many new faces Parliament gets back to work Wednesd...
May 28, 2025

Parliament gets back to work with a new prime minister and many new faces
OTTAWA - Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Co...
May 28, 2025

Defence minister to address industry as Canada eyes new European partnership
OTTAWA - Just a day after the Liberal government confirmed plans to join a major European defence procurement pact, Defence Minister David McGuinty is set to deliver a state-of-the-union style speech ...
May 28, 2025

Retired detective set to continue testifying at hockey players' sex assault trial
A retired detective is expected to continue testifying today at the sex assault trial of five former world junior hockey players in London, Ont. A video of Det. Steve Newton's November 2018 interview ...
May 28, 2025

Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing
FERGUS FALLS - Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border south of Winnipeg. Harshkumar Patel a...
May 28, 2025

Canada Post, union set to return to bargaining table as OT ban continues
Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 of its workers are set to head back to the bargaining table as an overtime ban remains in effect. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the Crown corp...
May 28, 2025

UN official says 47 were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when crowd overran aid hub in Gaza
GENEVA (AP) - A U.N. official says 47 Palestinians were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when crowd overran Gaza aid hub. Ajith Sunghay, head of the U.N. Human Rights Office for the Palestinian territories...
May 28, 2025