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Four Canadians earn all-American honours from the United Soccer Coaches
Canadians Kyle Hiebert and Gloire Amanda have been named first-team all-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches.Hiebert, a Missouri State senior defender from La Salle, Man., was also a second-team sel...
May 14, 2021
House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the depos...
May 14, 2021
Irish health system says it's targeted in ransomware attack
LONDON (AP) - Ireland's health service shut down its IT systems on Friday after being targeted in what it called a "significant ransomware attack." The Health Service Executive said the move was a pre...
May 14, 2021
Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshippers
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb ripped through a mosque in northern Kabul during Friday prayers, killing 12 worshippers, and wounding 15, Afghan police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility...
May 14, 2021
Metro Vancouver shooting that left 1 dead 2 injured not random, police say
The Burnaby RCMP are investigating a shooting at a shopping complex in Metro Vancouver that left one person dead and two others in hospital. Police said they were called to the scene around 8:35 p.m. ...
May 14, 2021
Honda Indy Toronto removed from schedule for second straight year because of COVID-19
TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto has been cancelled for the second year in a row because of COVID-19. The City of Toronto announced Friday it is cancelling major in-person events through to Labour Day...
May 14, 2021
Americans get a break on masks. What about Canada? : In The News for May 14
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 14 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Th...
May 14, 2021
Golf community livid about Ontario government extending ban on sport
Chris Barber can't help but think Ontario Premier Doug Ford has something against golf. Barber, the executive professional/GM at The Landings Golf Course and Teaching Centre in Kingston, Ont., can't u...
May 14, 2021
Five things to watch in Canadian sports this weekend
Here are five things to watch in Canadian sports this weekend: TIPOFF TIME All three Canadians currently in the WNBA will be on the same court on Friday night. Hamilton's Kia Nurse plays her first gam...
May 14, 2021
Canada should engage U.N. racism group, though chair independence a question: expert
HALIFAX - Canada should respond to a U.N. committee examining whether it failed to protect Mi'kmaq fishers from racist violence, even though the independence of committee members can be questioned, a ...
May 14, 2021