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Montreal police investigate stabbing death of woman; man, 35, under arrest
MONTREAL - Police are investigating the violent death of a 36-year-old woman whose body was found in an apartment in Cte St-Luc, a suburb in western Montreal. Police received a call at around midnight...
May 18, 2021
US home construction falls a surprise 9.5% in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. home construction fell surprisingly sharply in April though that is follows the biggest jump in 15 years. Construction dropped 9.5% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate...
May 18, 2021
Large multi-family rental building pitched for downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A developer intends to demolish an old downtown medical building in favour of a six-storey market rental building.Development permit plans were recently submitted for the site on Campbell at...
May 18, 2021
Medics: 10 people wounded in strike from Gaza on Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli medics say that a strike from Gaza has wounded 10 people, four of them seriously. Israeli media say the projectile attack Tuesday hit a region in southern Israel. ...
May 18, 2021
Spain, Morocco square off after 6,000 migrants arrive by sea
MADRID (AP) - Spain deployed its military to the Moroccan border Tuesday after thousands of Moroccans took advantage of their government's relaxed border controls to swim or paddle in inflatable boats...
May 18, 2021
Quebec reopening plan, Canadian COVID vaccine shows promise: In The News for May 18
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 18 ...What we are watching in Canada ...On...
May 18, 2021
B.C. officials set to announce more support for tourism sector hit hard by pandemic
VICTORIA - Further help is on the way for British Columbia's struggling tourism sector. B.C. Premier John Horgan and Tourism Minister Melanie Mark are set to announce more support today for the sector...
May 18, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...
May 18, 2021
India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone
NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that was adrift Tuesday off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the weste...
May 17, 2021
Judge to hear evidence on actor Danny Masterson rape charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors on Tuesday are set to begin presenting evidence to a judge as they attempt to show "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson should stand trial in the rapes of three women....
May 17, 2021