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Six people missing in fatal Montreal fire are from U.S., Ontario, Quebec: police
MONTREAL - The search continues for six people missing after a fire swept through a historic Old Montreal building last week. A Montreal fire department spokesman says firefighters will begin dismantl...
Mar 20, 2023

US aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after 6 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American aid worker who was kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger more than six years ago has been released from custody, the Biden administration said Monday. Jeffrey Woo...
Mar 20, 2023

Quebec police say third man dies after pedestrians struck by truck last week
AMQUI, Que. - Provincial police say a third person has died after a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians in an eastern Quebec town one week ago. Police say Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41, died on the we...
Mar 20, 2023

Canada's Einarson beats Italy's Constantini 7-2 at women's world curling championship
SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated Italy's Stefania Constantini 7-2 in round-robin play at the world women's curling championship. Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane...
Mar 20, 2023

World on 'thin ice' as UN climate report gives stark warning
BERLIN (AP) - Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change 's future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday. But doing so requires qu...
Mar 20, 2023

Report: 43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia last year and half of them likely were children. It is the first official death to...
Mar 20, 2023

In The News for March 20 : Is it even worth complaining about airlines in Canada?
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 March 20 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 20, 2023

Pettersson, Hughes shine in Canucks' 2-1 win over Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Elias Pettersson had a power-play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, Quinn Hughes had two assists to give him 60 for the season, and the Vancouver Can...
Mar 19, 2023

Bucks rally in final quarter, beat Raptors 118-111
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Brook Lopez scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied for a 118-111 victory ov...
Mar 19, 2023

Kapanen, Walker, Vrana score in Blues' 3-0 win over Jets
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kasperi Kapanen, Nathan Walker and Jakub Vrana each scored to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night. Rookie goalie and Winnipeg native Joel ...
Mar 19, 2023