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Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long spl...
Dec 20, 2023
Canadian throwers stole the show in 2023 with historic world athletics performances
Canada threw itself onto the track and field map - quite literally - with some history-making performances at the 2023 world athletics championships. Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers won the men's and...
Dec 20, 2023
Editors explain why they chose wildfires as Canadian news story of the year
Canadian wildfires were the first choice for The Canadian Press news story of the year, as voted by editors in newsrooms across the country. Here is a sampling of comments from editors who identified ...
Dec 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Record-shattering 2023 wildfires voted Canadian news story of the year
HALIFAX - The wildfires that disrupted the lives of thousands of Canadians - and shattered records for the amount of forest burned - have been voted The Canadian Press story of the year. An unusually ...
Dec 20, 2023
Officials seize $3 million in cocaine at Coutts border crossing
COUTTS, AB - Border officials in southern Alberta have made a significant drug seizure.The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said, on November 19, 2023, a commercial truck trailer attempted to cros...
Dec 20, 2023
In the news today: Pharmacare not a priority for most and East Coast outages persist
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Pharmacare not a top health priority for most Canadians As Liberals and New Dem...
Dec 20, 2023
Hamas says its top leader has arrived in Cairo for talks on the war in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas' top leader arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, the militant group said in a statement. The visit by Ismail Haniyeh came a day after Hama...
Dec 20, 2023
Coyotes rally past Senators 4-3 to spoil Jacques Martin's return
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Michael Kesselring scored with 3:33 remaining to cap a four-goal comeback in the Arizona Coyotes' 4-3 National Hockey League victory over Ottawa on Tuesday night, spoiling the retu...
Dec 19, 2023
NHL roundup: Kaprizov scores twice as Wild beat Bruins 4-3 in OT
BOSTON (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game at 2:54 of overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 National Hockey League win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Ryan Hartma...
Dec 19, 2023
Surging Canucks pounce on Predators 5-2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each had a goal and an assist to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Nils Hoglander, Nils...
Dec 19, 2023