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One year after protests shook China, participants ponder the meaning of the brief flare of defiance
BEIJING (AP) — A year ago, Li Houchen was on the streets of Shanghai, hollering…
Toronto Arrows, Canada’s lone entry in Major League Rugby, to close shop
TORONTO – The Toronto Arrows, the lone Canadian entry in Major League Rugby, are closing…
60 years after JFK’s death, today’s Kennedys choose other paths to public service
NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President…
Montana man intends to plead guilty to threatening US Sen. Jon Tester
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man intends to plead guilty to threatening to kill…
Poor Inuit housing ‘direct result of colonialism’: federal housing advocate
OTTAWA – A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of…
Cyber Monday marks the year’s biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts
Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the…
If Liberals need more time on pharmacare, NDP says it will demand ‘more results’
OTTAWA – The NDP says there’s still enough time for the Liberals to meet their…
B.C. in court against pharma companies in bid to certify opioid class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Supreme Court should certify a class-action lawsuit against opioid makers…
Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower as four-week winning streak cools off
TOKYO – The major U.S. stock indexes ended slightly lower Monday as Wall Street looks…
Companies face delicate decisions on weighing in on Israel-Hamas conflict
TORONTO – Corporations are under increasing scrutiny for where they stand on the Israel-Hamas conflict…
Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and free more hostages and prisoners
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two…
Artist Zeng Fanzhi depicts ‘zero-COVID’ after a lifetime of service to the Chinese state
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — In one painting, a child sits, mouth wide open, as a…
Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics’ role
DENVER (AP) — The final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he…
Canada’s Cam Alexander happy to be healthy to start men’s World Cup downhill season
Cameron Alexander strong and ready to launch from the start hut in the first World…
UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could…
What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
NEW YORK (AP) — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose…
Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives…
Pope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation and…
In the news today: Hamas releases more hostages from Gaza, offers extended ceasefire
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Hamas releases a third group of hostages as part of truce, and says it will seek to extend the deal
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce, and says it will seek…
Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday it had reached a…
Irregular meals, benches as beds. As freed hostages return to Israel, details of captivity emerge
JERUSALEM (AP) — Plastic chairs as beds. Meals of bread and rice. Hours spent waiting…
Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — In spring 1955, Rosalynn Carter was doing what she had sworn…