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Canadian senior lacrosse leagues ask American pro league to relax player contracts
Canada's two senior lacrosse leagues are asking a professional league based in the United States to loosen restrictions on its player contracts. Ontario's Major Series Lacrosse and British Columbia's ...
May 05, 2022
Students at Emory University told to shelter in place
ATLANTA (AP) - Officials at Emory University are urgently telling students and staff to shelter in place amid reports of a possible armed suspect. The university said in an email Monday that police ar...
May 05, 2022
Alghabra says logistical challenges delaying charter flights for Ukrainian refugees
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canadian airlines are standing by to help bring charter flights of Ukrainian refugees to Canada as soon as some logistical hurdles are overcome. More tha...
May 05, 2022
Toronto's Pan Am Sports Centre to host FINA Swimming World Cup in October
Toronto will host the FINA Swimming World Cup for the first time in more than 20 years. The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre will welcome the world's top swimmer in the second of the three-stop short-cour...
May 05, 2022
Emma Stone finds relief in grim Greek silent movie
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - For Emma Stone, acting in "Bleat," a Greek silent movie with surreal and disturbing scenes of sex, death, and resurrection, was a professional challenge and a relief. Playing a y...
May 05, 2022
Canadian fighters Rory MacDonald, Julia Budd set to kick off 2021 PFL campaigns
Canadians Julia (The Jewel) Budd and Rory (Red King) MacDonald, both former Bellator champions, kick off their Professional Fighters League season Friday, the first step hopefully toward a world title...
May 05, 2022
'Colonialism and cucumbers': Governor General gets lukewarm reception in Quebec
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon still has some work to do on her French. The premier made the comments in Quebec City today after meeting with Simon on Wednesday during her fi...
May 05, 2022
Death toll rises to 26 in central China building collapse
BEIJING (AP) - The death toll has risen to 26 in the collapse of a building in central China. The official Xinhua News Agency says that 10 people had also been rescued as of Tuesday night. Rescuers ha...
May 05, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning once again bounce back from a post-season loss
TORONTO - The Tampa Bay Lightning harnessed their inner anger on Wednesday night, a skill that has helped them win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Victor Hedman scored and added three assists as Tampa down...
May 05, 2022
Tory leadership debate, youth eating disorders rising : In The News for May 5
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 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... F...
May 05, 2022