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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel says it is striking Gaza and declaring a "special situation" on the home front after days of tensions following the arrest of a senior Palestinian militant in the o...

LAUREL, Neb. (AP) - Police arrested a suspect early Friday in connection with the deaths of four people in the small northeast Nebraska city of Laurel, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. The patr...

Canada dropped one place to No. 7 while newly crowned European champion England jumped four places to No. 4 in the new FIFA women's world rankings. The U.S., fresh from its 1-0 CONCACAF W Championship...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Whit Merrifield said Thursday he is vaccinated for COVID-19 and will be cleared to play for Toronto when the Blue Jays return to Canada. Merrifield was acquired in a trade with Kans...

George Hopkins has seen many players come and go during his 51 years with the Calgary Stampeders, but none impacted him more than the late Willie Burden. Burden spent eight seasons as a running back w...

MONTREAL - CF Montral head coach Wilfried Nancy isn't one to focus too much on the standings. He believes that getting caught up in other teams' results and recent scores from around the league can be...

The Associated Canadian Travelers (ACT) are showing support for community organizations in the Battlefords. ACT donated $5,000 to the Battlefords Community Players, $5,000 to the Royal Canadian Legion...

CALGARY - The federal government suspending Hockey Canada's funding because of problems distant to the national women's team can still affect it. The Canadian women's and para hockey teams rely heavil...

BEIJING (AP) - China has announced unspecified sanctions on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her visit earlier this week to Taiwan. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said Friday that Pelosi had ...

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 Friday, August 5, 2022 ... What we are watchin...