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Putin says Russia wants buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow's offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city. Speaking to rep...
May 17, 2024
Vatican revamps norms to evaluate visions of Mary as it adapts to Internet age and combats hoaxers
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Friday radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena, insisting on hav...
May 17, 2024
Crews fighting wildfires near Fort Nelson hope skies open up after rainy Thursday
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A rainy Thursday in and around Fort Nelson was exactly what fire crews were looking for. In a video released late Thursday night by the B.C. Wildfire Service, fire behaviour specia...
May 17, 2024
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks pushed the Edmonton Oilers to the brink of elimination, and the New York Rangers booked their ticket to the Eastern Conference final. Here are five things to know entering Friday...
May 17, 2024
Kielburger mom's defamation lawsuit against Canadaland to go to trial
TORONTO - A defamation lawsuit filed by the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger against the Canadaland podcast and its host will head to trial after an Ontario court rejected an application to have it...
May 17, 2024
Court to hear from former acquaintances of admitted Winnipeg serial killer
WINNIPEG - Two former acquaintances of an admitted serial killer are expected to testify today in the murder trial of Jeremy Skibicki. One of those is set to provide details about the behaviour of the...
May 17, 2024
Most Canadians support abortion, one-third see Tories as least supportive: poll
OTTAWA - Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman's right to an abortion and two in three don't want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey al...
May 17, 2024
North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US and South Korea had a fighter jet drill
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets for a joint d...
May 17, 2024
US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on bord...
May 17, 2024
Timberwolves force Game 7 by blowing out Nuggets 115-70 behind 27 points from Anthony Edwards
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Minnesota Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night to ...
May 16, 2024