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Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration offici...
Apr 30, 2025
Economy shrunk 0.2% in February, StatCan estimates 1.5% annualized growth for Q1
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy contracted in February but early signs suggest moderate growth in March. The agency says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in Febr...
Apr 30, 2025
Seattle joins Vancouver into PWHL, second expansion franchise revealed
TORONTO - Seattle joins Vancouver as the Professional Women's Hockey League's expansion teams next season. The PWHL confirmed Wednesday the addition of another West Coast team a week after announcing ...
Apr 30, 2025
Israel says it carried out operation against gunmen attacking Druze fighters in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Israel said Wednesday that it carried out an attack in Syria on a group targeting members of a minority sect as a new round of clashes left at least 11 people dead, most of them...
Apr 30, 2025
'I can trust myself': Olympic fencing medal brings confidence for Canada's Harvey
VANCOUVER - Eleanor Harvey made history when she stepped onto the podium in Paris. Winning bronze in individual women's foil - Canada's first Olympic fencing medal - was only the beginning. Since the ...
Apr 30, 2025
In the news today: Deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... As deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases, there are glimmers of hope Two deadlines that will determin...
Apr 30, 2025
'Still fresh in minds': Vietnamese community marks 50 years since fall of Saigon
EDMONTON - Seventy-year-old Tan Hoang vowed he would never return to Vietnam after fleeing the country with his family on a makeshift wooden boat. Officers in Vietnam remind him of the communist soldi...
Apr 30, 2025
Persistent Oilers push Kings to the brink of elimination with Game 5 win
LOS ANGELES - Zach Hyman knows people started counting the Oilers out after Edmonton stumbled to start this season's playoff campaign. The team didn't give up and, on Tuesday, that persistence was rew...
Apr 30, 2025
Mattias Janmark's goal sends dominant Oilers past Kings 3-1. They take a 3-2 series lead to Edmonton
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mattias Janmark scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory and a 3-2 l...
Apr 30, 2025
Janmark's goal lifts surging Oilers over Kings 3-1, visitors grab 3-2 series lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mattias Janmark scored the tiebreaking goal at 7:12 of the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory and...
Apr 29, 2025