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US home construction falls a surprise 9.5% in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. home construction fell surprisingly sharply in April though that is follows the biggest jump in 15 years. Construction dropped 9.5% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate...
May 18, 2021
Age eligibility for vaccines drops to 16+; drive-thru/walk-in clinics added
Effective 8 a.m. Tuesday, the eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program for first doses moves to 16 years of age and older for the entire province, including the Northern Saskatchew...
May 18, 2021
Medics: 10 people wounded in strike from Gaza on Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli medics say that a strike from Gaza has wounded 10 people, four of them seriously. Israeli media say the projectile attack Tuesday hit a region in southern Israel. ...
May 18, 2021
Spain, Morocco square off after 6,000 migrants arrive by sea
MADRID (AP) - Spain deployed its military to the Moroccan border Tuesday after thousands of Moroccans took advantage of their government's relaxed border controls to swim or paddle in inflatable boats...
May 18, 2021
Quebec reopening plan, Canadian COVID vaccine shows promise: In The News for May 18
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 May 18 ...What we are watching in Canada ...On...
May 18, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...
May 18, 2021
India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone
NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that was adrift Tuesday off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the weste...
May 18, 2021
Judge to hear evidence on actor Danny Masterson rape charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors on Tuesday are set to begin presenting evidence to a judge as they attempt to show "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson should stand trial in the rapes of three women....
May 17, 2021
Canadian COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results in Phase 2 clinical trial
OTTAWA - Canada's first homegrown vaccine for COVID-19 is showing promising antibody results in hundreds of participants in a Phase 2 trial and could be ready for a final authorization request this su...
May 17, 2021
Staal, Niederreiter lift Hurricanes past Predators 5-2
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jordan Staal scored twice and Nino Niederreiter beat Juuse Saros for the go-ahead goal early in the third period, helping the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Nashville P...
May 17, 2021