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The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid
WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) - A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on Friday in a mission to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus that was intended to bring more assistance to all...
Mar 15, 2024
A breakdown of who's who at the world women's curling championships
A team-by-team look at the field for the world women's curling championships, running from March 16-March 24 at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S. Team members are listed from third to lead. Rachel Homan - Ca...
Mar 15, 2024
Homan's rink 'prepared' for run at women's world curling words
Rachel Homan has her sights set on ending Canada's five-year gold-medal drought at the world women's curling championship. Homan's Ottawa rink is carrying an incredible winning streak into Saturday, w...
Mar 15, 2024
In the news today: Suspect in Ottawa killings being held in protective custody
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Suspect in Ottawa killings in protective custody The 19-year-old charged with k...
Mar 15, 2024
'Plan in advance': Eclipse glasses are hot sellers ahead of rare celestial event
MONTREAL - These days, Mylene Gamache-Tremblay spends her evenings and weekends taking orders for solar eclipse glasses, and packing and shipping them around the eastern part of the country. The Montr...
Mar 15, 2024
Doctors urge myth-busting, education to counter misinformation as measles cases rise
A troubling rise in measles cases has a Toronto doctor remembering a little girl who became blind, noncommunicative and incontinent after contracting the virus. Dr. Barry Goldlist was a medical studen...
Mar 15, 2024
What you need to know about measles as cases rise, along with misinformation worries
Public health officials are encouraging parents to ensure their children get routine childhood vaccines as measles continues to spread around the world. Here are some facts about one of the most conta...
Mar 15, 2024
International students face growing mental distress in Canada, advocates warn
OTTAWA - When Gobindbir Singh describes the stress international students are under, he remembers a young man who called in tears. Unable to pay his tuition for the upcoming semester, the student said...
Mar 15, 2024
How the 2019 Fridays for Futures strikes inspired a wave of Canadian climate leaders
As they marched through the streets in 2019, Ashley Torres and Louis Couillard did not expect a protest would alter the trajectory of their lives. Then 23 and 22 years old, the student organizers did ...
Mar 15, 2024
Point has 3 goals and 3 assists, Kucherov adds a goal and 4 assists as Lightning beat Rangers 6-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brayden Point had three goals and three assists, Nikita Kucherov added a goal and four assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Metropolitan Division-leading New Yor...
Mar 14, 2024