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Hamas is set to free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release, officials say
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release, slated for Thursday, officials from Isra...
Jan 29, 2025

President Donald Trump appeals his New York hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump has appealed his hush money conviction, seeking to erase the verdict that made him the first person with a criminal record to win the office. Trump's lawyers fil...
Jan 29, 2025

'I was blessed': Carey Price reflects on a banner career cut short by injury
Carey Price's blank facial expression told most of the story. The Montreal Canadiens had just fallen in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final. Their season was over. The Tampa Bay Lightning were celebrating...
Jan 29, 2025

Canadiens recall defenceman Jayden Struble after Kaiden Guhle's injury
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens recalled defenceman Jayden Struble from the American Hockey League on Wednesday after Kaiden Guhle's worrisome injury. Guhle exited Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg...
Jan 29, 2025

Invictus Games 2025 medals unveiled in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the 2025 Invictus Games, which kick off next weekend in Vancouver, have unveiled the medals that will be awarded to athletes over the nine days of competition. The charity sa...
Jan 29, 2025

Tariff fight takes centre stage as Ontario election campaign kicks off
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford pitched himself Wednesday as the best steward of the economy in the face of looming tariffs, but the other party leaders say his record from the last ...
Jan 29, 2025

Ottawa revamps disaster relief program with new focus on mitigation, rebuilding
OTTAWA - The federal government is overhauling the way it reimburses provinces and territories after natural disasters, with a new focus on funding rebuilding efforts that try to prevent the same leve...
Jan 29, 2025

Wrestler Chris Jericho embraces 'scream king' status with slasher 'Dark Match'
From playing a washed-up rock star in 2010's "MacGruber" to a gruff psychiatric hospital orderly in last year's "Terrifier 3," pro wrestler Chris Jericho has built quite an eclectic acting resume. Yet...
Jan 29, 2025

Slimmed-down World Cup training facility to be one pitch, field house in Toronto
TORONTO - The 2026 World Cup will have just one official training facility in Toronto, consisting of a new pitch and field house at Centennial Park in Etobicoke. Work has already started on the slimme...
Jan 29, 2025

Teen striker Kaylee Hunter the latest to join Toronto entry in Northern Super League
TORONTO - The hits keep coming for teenage striker Kaylee Hunter. Last year the Calgary native - then 16 - was the youngest player invited to a Canadian under-20 camp in Germany. At club level, she wa...
Jan 29, 2025

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