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Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson set to make the leap in Auckland in season finale
Canadian Molly Carlson goes into this weekend’s final stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving…
Rising dementia rates among Asian Canadians call for culturally safe services: report
VANCOUVER – Brenda Wong remembers her mother mixing up towels to clean the floor with…
Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre on tour, eyeing run for Quebec Liberal leadership
MONTREAL – Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre says he’s going on…
Five players from 2018 Canada world junior team take leave of absence from their clubs
Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from…
Oklahoma superintendent faces blowback for putting Libs of TikTok creator on library panel
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s new Republican superintendent of public schools is facing bipartisan criticism…
Canadian athletes to receive financial reward for medals won at Paralympic Games
GATINEAU, Que. – Canadian Paralympians will receive the same financial reward for medals as the…
Jon Stewart will return to ‘The Daily Show’ as host – just on Mondays
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily…
A plagiarism scandal rocks Norway’s government
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The specter of academic plagiarism — a hot topic in the…
A Libyan delegation reopens talks in Lebanon on a missing cleric and on Gadhafi’s detained son
BEIRUT (AP) — A Libyan delegation visited Beirut this week seeking to reopen talks with…
Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night…
In the news today: Survey of Canadians on health care and a BoC interest rate update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canadians worry about quality of health care, have little faith it will improve: poll
OTTAWA – Most Canadians don’t think the quality of health care in their province is…
New Hampshire takeaways: Trump’s path becomes clearer. So does the prospect of a rematch with Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — This time, New Hampshire didn’t surprise. Instead, its famously fickle voters stuck…
21 Israeli troops are killed in the deadliest attack on the military since the Gaza offensive began
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israeli forces in…
New member of Mormon church leadership says it must do better to help sex abuse victims heal
The newest member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ top governing body…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Trump wins New Hampshire primary as rematch with Biden appears increasingly likely MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP)…
Rescuers parachute to scene of deadly passenger plane crash in Canada’s North
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. – Rescuers parachuted into the scene of a deadly plane crash near…
Latest federal court order favors right to carry guns in some New Mexico public parks
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge is standing by her decision…
Poland’s president pardons 2 imprisoned politicians from previous conservative government – again
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president said Tuesday he was once again pardoning two politicians…
Biden and Harris paint Trump as freedom’s enemy at abortion rally in Virginia
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned abortion bans that have increasingly…
With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Jan. 21 The Washington Post…
Arkansas abortion ban may be scaled back, if group can collect enough signatures
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ attorney general on Tuesday approved the wording of a…
Federal appeals court upholds local gun safety pamphlet law in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a county law in Maryland on…