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Ukrainian president observes 1st grain exports leaving
ODESA, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday visited the Odesa region to observe the loading of grain as exports resume for the first time since the start of the Russian inv...
Jul 29, 2022
Pope wraps up trip and SCOC to clarify consent stance: In The News for July 29, 2022
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 Friday, July 29, 2022 ... What we are watching...
Jul 29, 2022
Separatists say shelling killed Ukrainian prisoners of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war captured during the fighting for Mariupol have been killed by Ukrainian shelling, Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine said. Daniil ...
Jul 29, 2022
Crisis line gets double the number of calls for help after Pope's apology
EDMONTON - People who provide mental health support across the country have been significantly busier helping those with trauma after Pope Francis arrived in Canada and apologized for evil committed b...
Jul 29, 2022
Pope to hold two meetings with Indigenous groups as his six-day tour comes to an end
QUEBEC - Pope Francis is set to end his six-day tour of Canada that he has called a pilgrimage of penance with meetings in Quebec City and Iqaluit. The pontiff is scheduled to begin the day with priva...
Jul 29, 2022
Statistics Canada to release its latest reading on economic growth this morning
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on economic growth this morning. The agency is set to release gross domestic product figures for the month of May and a flash estimate for th...
Jul 29, 2022
Supreme Court to make ruling in B.C. case on sexual consent and use of protection
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will release a decision today that is expected to clarify how the use of a condom during sex relates to consent in sexual assault law. The court will rule on a Bri...
Jul 29, 2022
Public service unions say federal government's guidance on hybrid work flawed
OTTAWA - Federal public service unions say the government's plan to get employees back to the office is confusing, disjointed and jeopardizing health and safety. The Treasury Board of Canada released ...
Jul 29, 2022
Ticats outscore Alouettes in second half to capture 24-17 home victory
HAMILTON - Steven Dunbar Jr. and Don Jackson scored second-half touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held on for a 24-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night. Hamilton (2-5) opened an im...
Jul 28, 2022
Man executed despite calls from victim’s family to spare him
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago was executed Thursday night despite pleas from the victim's family to spare his life. Joe Nathan James Jr. ...
Jul 28, 2022
