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Baby Girl Sussex is coming, so what's big bro Archie to do?
NEW YORK (AP) - Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the 2-year-old son of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan, will soon have a sister in the California hamlet the decamped royals call home. Hopefully, t...
May 25, 2021
After featuring in One Good Thing, volunteers keep on giving
For more than a year, The Associated Press has been bringing you "One Good Thing" - stories highlighting good deeds done by individuals to brighten others' days during trying times. Usually, their sto...
May 25, 2021
Canadian Rebecca Marino eliminated in French Open qualifying
PARIS - Canada's Rebecca Marino is out of the French Open qualifying tournament after suffering a loss in the first round. Marino, from Vancouver, lost 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 to No. 20 qualifying seed Claire L...
May 25, 2021
Weekend downpours in southeast B.C., raise flood concerns for Fairmont Hot Springs
FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been issued for more than 200 homes and businesses in southeastern British Columbia as a weekend downpour and the likelihood of more rain raise the...
May 25, 2021
Canada's Bianca Andreescu advances to Strasbourg quarterfinal
STRASBOURG, France - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg Open.The tournament's No. 1 seed, from Mississauga, Ont., beat Belgian qualifier Maryna Zanevska 6-1, 6...
May 25, 2021
White House: Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. a...
May 25, 2021
Mali's coup leader dismisses president and prime minister
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's former coup leader Assimi Goita fired the president and prime minister of the transitional government Tuesday but promises to still hold new elections next year. The move ca...
May 25, 2021
High-profile offender sentenced for posting escort ad of underage Nanaimo girl
NANAIMO - A self-professed pimp took pictures of an intoxicated 16-year-old girl at a Nanaimo house party and then advertised her online for sexual services.Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi, 20, was handed a...
May 25, 2021
Attack that held U.S. pipeline hostage could happen in Canada: cyberprotection chief
OTTAWA - The sort of brazen digital attack that recently shut down a key U.S. energy pipeline could strike Canada, says the head of the federal cyberprotection agency. "The fact is, it can happen anyw...
May 25, 2021
COVID in Canada, Ex-Chadian diplomats to Canada charged: In The News for May 25.
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 25... What we are watching in Canada ... A...
May 25, 2021