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'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The "worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip," the leading international authority on food crises said in a new alert Tuesday, predicting "wide...
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In the news today: 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate Ten candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the H...
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Calgary mayor, Alberta minister to discuss bike lanes as threats of removal loom
EDMONTON - It was 10 years ago this month that Edmonton city staff returned a national traffic safety award when the councillors of the day voted to rip up a trio of bike lanes that played a small rol...
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Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well
BURNABY - Former British Columbia legislator Katrina Chen sits on a couch in her Burnaby home, reading aloud from the children's book she's co-written. "'Maybe,' Mommy tells me, 'It's time for a stron...
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Candidates vying for seat in Alberta byelection featuring Poilievre to debate tonight
CAMROSE - Ten candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the House of Commons are to debate tonight in the riding's largest municipality. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's press secre...
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India says 3 militants behind Kashmir shooting that sparked tensions with Pakistan have been killed
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's home minister said Tuesday that three suspected militants who were killed in a gunfight in disputed Kashmir a day earlier were responsible for the gun massacre in the region t...
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Russia kills 21 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian glide bombs and missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight, killing at least 21 people, officials said Tuesday, as Russia kept up its bombardment ...
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Gunman kills 4, including police officer, in shooting at New York City office tower
NEW YORK (AP) - A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle Monday, killing four people, including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, of...
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Gunman kills 4, including police officer, in shooting at New York City office tower
NEW YORK (AP) - A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle Monday, killing four people, including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, of...
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Jays Springer 'doing all right' after getting struck in head by fastball
BALTIMORE (AP) - George Springer twisted his head, absorbed the full impact of a fastball near the ear flap of his helmet, and dropped to the ground in a heap. As Toronto's designated hitter lay prone...
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