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Hockey player continues testimony at former world junior teammates' trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue his testimony today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden, who now plays in the NHL for the...
May 21, 2025
Union head says new federal government needs to regain public servants' trust
OTTAWA - The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management. Nathan Prier, president of ...
May 21, 2025
G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit
BANFF - Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta., to examine pressing topics including the global economy and the war in Ukraine. The ...
May 21, 2025
Western premiers meet in Yellowknife to talk trade, energy and Arctic security
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are to meet Wednesday to kick off a two-day conference in Yellowknife. Set to attend are Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, British Columbia's David Eby, Saskat...
May 21, 2025
Putin visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces from the area in April. The Kremlin said Wednesday that Putin visited Ku...
May 21, 2025
Suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 4 children, officials say
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in restive southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least four children and wounding 38 others, a government official said. A loc...
May 20, 2025
Reigning Stanley Cup champ Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Eastern final opener
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers wasted no time snatching home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference final. Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-s...
May 20, 2025
Thunder rolls past rested Timberwolves 114-88 in Game 1 of West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont., scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesda...
May 20, 2025
Panthers blow past Hurricanes 5-2 in Eastern final opener
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers be...
May 20, 2025
Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his h...
May 20, 2025