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Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000, local health officials said Thursday. The Gaza Health Ministr...
Nov 21, 2024
Ukraine says Russia has launched an ICBM in an attack for the first time in the war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, which, if confirmed, would be the first time...
Nov 21, 2024
In the news today: NDP says Trudeau expected to announce GST break
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expe...
Nov 21, 2024
Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued
VANCOUVER - Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 - but only one was eventually det...
Nov 21, 2024
Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued
VANCOUVER - Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 - but only one was eventually det...
Nov 21, 2024
Hurricanes defeat Flyers 4-1 with strong third period
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the opening minutes of the third period to break it open and defeat the Philadelphia Flyers...
Nov 20, 2024
Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano erupted with lava spewing from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. Icel...
Nov 20, 2024
Volcano on Iceland's Rekjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano erupted with lava spewing from the crater on the Rekjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. The ...
Nov 20, 2024
Maple Leafs keep winning in Matthews' absence but victory over Vegas comes at a cost
TORONTO - Defying logic, the Maple Leafs have now won six of seven since Auston Matthews was sidelined by an upper-body injury. And despite others joining the captain on the sidelines, Toronto blanked...
Nov 20, 2024
American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) - An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, Australia's prime minister said Thursday, and the U.S. State Department confirmed an American...
Nov 20, 2024