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After featuring in One Good Thing, volunteers keep on giving
For more than a year, The Associated Press has been bringing you "One Good Thing" - stories highlighting good deeds done by individuals to brighten others' days during trying times. Usually, their sto...
May 25, 2021
Alberta asks universities to report on links with Beijing and Communist Party
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's advanced education minister has sent a letter to four of the province's universities asking them to pause their pursuit of new or renewed partnerships with organizations linke...
May 25, 2021
Canadian Rebecca Marino eliminated in French Open qualifying
PARIS - Canada's Rebecca Marino is out of the French Open qualifying tournament after suffering a loss in the first round. Marino, from Vancouver, lost 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 to No. 20 qualifying seed Claire L...
May 25, 2021
Canada's Bianca Andreescu advances to Strasbourg quarterfinal
STRASBOURG, France - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg Open.The tournament's No. 1 seed, from Mississauga, Ont., beat Belgian qualifier Maryna Zanevska 6-1, 6...
May 25, 2021
White House: Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. a...
May 25, 2021
Mali's coup leader dismisses president and prime minister
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's former coup leader Assimi Goita fired the president and prime minister of the transitional government Tuesday but promises to still hold new elections next year. The move ca...
May 25, 2021
Confrontation between driver and Red Deer RCMP leaves one man dead
RED DEER, AB - Alberta's police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving RCMP officers in Red Deer.Mounties were responding to multiple driving complaints at around 9 p.m. Monday when they...
May 25, 2021
COVID in Canada, Ex-Chadian diplomats to Canada charged: In The News for May 25.
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 25... What we are watching in Canada ... A...
May 25, 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 25, 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 25, 2021