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Iran's top diplomat says 'special measures' may be taken to defend nuclear sites from Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat warned Thursday that his country would take "special measures in defense of our nuclear facilities" if Israel continues to threaten Tehran's atom...
May 22, 2025
Five things to know for the 2025 Memorial Cup in Rimouski
Medicine Hat Tigers phenom Gavin McKenna headlines a stacked field at this year's Memorial Cup. The top competition in Canadian junior hockey runs Friday through June 1 in Rimouski, Que. The Rimouski ...
May 22, 2025
Romanian court rejects defeated hard-right candidate's challenge to election result
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A top Romanian court on Thursday rejected as unfounded a request to annul the presidential election by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his pro-Europe...
May 22, 2025
Western premiers to finish talks on trade, Arctic security in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are scheduled to wrap up a two-day conference in Yellowknife. The annual meeting of leaders from British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and the northern ter...
May 22, 2025
B.C. seen as 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms
VICTORIA - Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in "disarray." Desjarlais, who ran for the NDP in Kelowna-Lake Country in 2021 but voted for the successful ...
May 22, 2025
Most Canadians feel attached to their home, though only half trust governments: poll
OTTAWA - Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their governments, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadia...
May 22, 2025
UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to Mauritius
LONDON (AP) - A British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, to Mauritius, hours before the agreement was due to be signed on Thursday. The U.K. has agreed to ...
May 22, 2025
Third-period swoon costs Oilers in Game 1 of conference final against Stars
DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers controlled the NHL's Western Conference final opener until suddenly they didn't. The lone Canadian club left in Stanley Cup contention this year was up 3-1 on the Dallas S...
May 21, 2025
Dallas Stars not getting shut out on power play in this West final against Oilers
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars aren't getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time. They took full advantage of their opportunities in the third period...
May 21, 2025
Philippine president calls for all Cabinet secretaries to resign after election setbacks
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked all of his Cabinet secretaries to submit resignations on Thursday in a "bold reset" of his administration following last week...
May 21, 2025