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In the news today: Banff hosts G7 finance summit, western premiers meet in NWT
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... G7 finance summit underway in Banff Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-...
May 21, 2025
Kahnawake casino owners sue Mohawk council, grand chief for $220 million
MONTREAL - Two owners of a casino in a First Nations community southwest of Montreal are suing the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake for more than $200 million. They say the council ignored their right to d...
May 21, 2025
Union head says new federal government needs to regain public servants' trust
OTTAWA - The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management. Nathan Prier, president of ...
May 21, 2025
Putin visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces from the area in April. The Kremlin said Wednesday that Putin visited Ku...
May 21, 2025
Suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 4 children, officials say
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in restive southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least four children and wounding 38 others, a government official said. A loc...
May 20, 2025
Reigning Stanley Cup champ Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Eastern final opener
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers wasted no time snatching home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference final. Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-s...
May 20, 2025
Thunder rolls past rested Timberwolves 114-88 in Game 1 of West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont., scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesda...
May 20, 2025
Panthers blow past Hurricanes 5-2 in Eastern final opener
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers be...
May 20, 2025
Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his h...
May 20, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps draw Valour FC 2-2 in Canadian Championship quarterfinals
WINNIPEG - A late goal from Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed rescued a 2-2 draw for the Major League Soccer side against Canadian Premier League team Valour FC in the first game of their Canad...
May 20, 2025