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Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case s...
May 08, 2024
Police clearing pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University, 33 arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police began to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested 33 protesters, hours after dozens left the site and marched to Pr...
May 08, 2024
Canada's Denis Shapovalov bounced in first round of Italian Open
ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was ousted in the first round of the Italian Open on Wednesday, falling 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4) to Luciano Darderi of Italy. The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., st...
May 08, 2024
In the news today: Emergency alert test, Drake shooting investigation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test The federal government will test...
May 08, 2024
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers are set to clash on Wednesday after a two-game slate on Tuesday that saw an overtime and double overtime game. Here are five things to know entering Wednesday...
May 08, 2024
Canucks' run prompts riot reflections. Can fans be trusted not to repeat history?
VANCOUVER - Simon Coutts remembers being "heckled" by passersby in 2011 as he boarded up his bike shop on Vancouver's Robson Street before the Canucks' Game 7 Stanley Cup loss to the Boston Bruins, th...
May 08, 2024
Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test today
OTTAWA - The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as...
May 08, 2024
Nearly half of Canadians are opposed to university protest encampments, poll suggests
OTTAWA, Ill. - A new opinion poll suggests nearly half of Canadians oppose the pro-Palestinian encampments that have cropped up on some university campuses. Just 31 per cent of people who took the Leg...
May 08, 2024
Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again
DUNCAN, B.C. - Images of steelhead and trout flicker over long sheets of paper, brought to life in blue and green crayon rubbings by the thousands. It's called Project 84,000, and is intended to depic...
May 08, 2024
Trial begins for Winnipeg serial killer who claims he was mentally ill
WINNIPEG - The trial of a man who admits he killed four women in Winnipeg is set to begin Wednesday, and a law professor says lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki have multiple hurdles to clear for a defence o...
May 08, 2024
