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Palestinian activist is expelled by Israeli forces from his home in a volatile West Bank city
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops expelled a prominent Palestinian activist from his home in a…
South Africa begins an inquiry into a building fire that killed 76 people in Johannesburg in August
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An inquiry began Thursday into an apartment building fire…
‘The Art of War’ and Amy Schumer’s memoir are among many books banned in US prisons. Here’s why
NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by…
Swimmer Sydney Pickrem navigates mental health hurdles to double Pan Am Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile – Sydney Pickrem says depression and anxiety will be her constant companions, but…
In the news today: Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Montreal’s social intervention squad contends with rising need, lack of shelter space
MONTREAL – Equipped with a case of naloxone and a backpack of warm socks, two…
UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief missions as Israeli bombings rise
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. warned Wednesday that it is on the verge…
Dozens of union workers arrested on Las Vegas Strip for blocking traffic as thousands rally
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers fighting for new union contracts rallied on…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
At least 16 dead in Maine shooting and dozens injured, law enforcement officials tell AP…
White House throws lavish state dinner for Australia but turns down pizazz a notch in time of war
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House turned down the pizazz for Wednesday’s state dinner, but…
Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli…
Shooter in Sault Ste. Marie involved in intimate partner investigations in past
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A day before a man killed four people –including three…
North Carolina Republicans put exclamation mark on pivotal annual session with redistricting maps
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to new…
Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack ‘didn’t happen in a vacuum’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials expressed outrage Wednesday over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ remarks that…
Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding…
Oregon Supreme Court to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can run for reelection
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Republican state senators who…
Regulator to restart consultations on long-delayed drug-price reform guidelines
OTTAWA – The federal agency that regulates the price of patented medicines plans to relaunch…
Colleagues mourn Ontario Sen. Ian Shugart, former top civil servant, dead at 66
OTTAWA – Ian Shugart, an Ontario senator and former top public servant, has died at…
‘The war has begun’: Quebec coroner hears of stalking, custody concerns in familicide
MONTREAL – A former work colleague of a Montreal woman who was killed along with…
MAID growth steady as number of practitioners grows before expansion next year: report
Medically assisted deaths jumped by 31 per cent in Canada last year as part of…
Blair offers little on how ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Israel-Hamas war would work
OTTAWA – The federal government supports humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict to clear a…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Advocates urge public, governments to take intimate partner violence seriously
Advocates for those experiencing intimate partner violence say the decision by police in Sault Ste.…
Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds
The total number of abortions provided in the U.S. rose slightly in the 12 months…