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Israeli military will call up 50,000 reservists as it plans new phase of war in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli military official said on Wednesday that the country's top generals had approved plans to begin a new phase of operations in some of Gaza's most densely populated areas. Sp...
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Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect's fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand tria...
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Florida man executed for the 1982 killing of a woman abducted from an insurance office
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her was executed Tuesday evening. Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. follo...
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Alberta to pay for COVID shots for health workers in policy reversal
Alberta's government says it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers in a partial policy reversal.It comes two months after the government said most Albertans, including h...
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B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park closing for a month for recovery, First Nations' practices
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbia's government says Joffre Lakes Park will shut for a month in about two weeks' time, to allow it to "recover from a busy summer" and allow First N...
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5 Canadian soldiers suspended over Nazi salute video
OTTAWA - Five members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been suspended and military police are investigating after a video surfaced showing a group of people giving Nazi salutes. The commander of the ...
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Man accused of drowning his nine-year-old daughter in New York makes court appearance
The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for bail. Luciano Frattolin appeared Tuesday in Essex County co...
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National Guard troops from four states begin arriving in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana began arriving in Washington on Tuesday to assist in President Donald Trump's federal crackdown o...
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Alberta RCMP provides tips to avoid mail theft
Alberta RCMP are advising the public on ways to protect their mail from theft.This includes installing a mailbox that locks, which can help deflect thieves from taking mail. Residents should collect t...
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Syria's foreign minister held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris, report says
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's state-run news agency says the country's foreign minister has held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris. The SANA news agency says Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani...
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