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Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment protest at University of Toronto
TORONTO - A group of students at the University of Toronto say they have started a protest on campus to call on the university to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza. The students sa...
2h ago
Police begin removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police have begun removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment on the UCLA campus. Thursday morning's law enforcement effort comes after officers spent hours t...
5h ago
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Edmonton Oilers are, so far, the only Canadian team to punch their ticket to the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Vancouver Canucks can make it two teams with a victory Friday in Nashville, o...
6h ago
Death toll jumps to at least 48 in southern China highway collapse as search continues
BEIJING (AP) - The death toll climbed to 48 as search efforts continued in southern China on Thursday after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep sl...
7h ago
In the news today: Israeli academics on protests, weight-loss drug coming to Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israeli academics respond to campus protests One of the demands of pro-Palestin...
7h ago
Draisaitl scores twice, Oilers advance to second round with 4-3 win over Kings
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored twice, Evan Bouchard had three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 Wednesday to win their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series...
10h ago
CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance to second round of NHL playoffs with win over Kings
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of their first-round series. Leon Draisaitl scored twice for th...
10h ago
Stars beat Knights 3-2 at home, grab 3-2 series lead in NHL playoffs
DALLAS (AP) - Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game ...
12h ago
Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to Ch...
12h ago
Toronto clinches top spot in PWHL with 4-1 win over Minnesota
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner scored twice in leading Toronto to clinching first place in the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. Toronto (12-4-0-7) moved ahead ...
13h ago