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13 dead, 23 wounded in school shooting in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 13 people and wounding 23 others before shooting himself dead, authorities said. The shooting took place in School N...
Sep 26, 2022

Egyptian cleric revered by Muslim Brotherhood dies at 96
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Youssef al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian cleric who was seen as the spiritual leader of the pan-Arab Muslim Brotherhood, died Monday at the age of 96, according to his official website. He ...
Sep 26, 2022

COVID travel restrictions announcement, Fiona's aftermath : In The News for Sept. 26
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 Sept. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 26, 2022

Quebec votes: CAQ, PQ leaders head to Fiona-battered Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Two of Quebec's main party leaders are heading to the les-de-la-Madeleine region, which is in cleanup mode after a battering from post-tropical storm Fiona. Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamond...
Sep 26, 2022

Joly to raise abortion, sexual violence in closing UN speech
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is urging countries to uphold women's rights and abortion access while rooting out sexual violence, as the United Nations General Assembly comes to a clos...
Sep 26, 2022

Military en route to assist with recovery efforts
Residents of Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec are coming to terms with the full scope of the damage left behind after post-tropical storm Fiona tore through the region over the weekend as one of the...
Sep 26, 2022

Feds to lift border vaccine mandates, mandatory use of ArriveCan
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to officially announce the end of COVID-19 border restrictions today, including mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of international travellers. ...
Sep 26, 2022

Cardinal Zen, 5 others stand trial in Hong Kong over fund
HONG KONG (AP) - A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others stood trial in Hong Kong on Monday for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund set up to assist people arrested in the mass an...
Sep 25, 2022

Huberdeau flexes offensive muscle in Flames 4-0 pre-season win over Canucks
CALGARY - Jonathan Huberdeau scored in his Flames debut as Calgary scored three times in the second period in a 4-0 NHL pre-season victory over the Vancouver Canucks split-squad. Cody Eakin, Blake Col...
Sep 25, 2022

Stone scores in OT as Flames take 3-2 overtime win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Michael Stone scored 3:39 into overtime and the Calgary Flames opened the NHL pre-season with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in a split-squad game on Sunday. Ben Jones and Mitch ...
Sep 25, 2022