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Four people die in three days on Quebec snowmobile trails
MONTREAL - Four Quebec snowmobilers have died in separate crashes since Friday. Provincial police say a man in his 60s died in St-Cuthbert, Que., around 90 kilometres northeast of Montreal, after his ...
Feb 27, 2023

Israel beefs up troops after unprecedented settler rampage
HAWARA, West Bank (AP) - Israeli medics say a man has been seriously wounded in a shooting on a West Bank highway. The shooting on Monday comes a day after two Israelis were killed by a Palestinian gu...
Feb 27, 2023

Man United's Rashford belatedly awarded cup final goal
LONDON (AP) - Marcus Rashford has been credited with Manchester United's second goal in the club's 2-0 League Cup final win against Newcastle. The England forward thought he had scored for the 25th ti...
Feb 27, 2023

Can Manchester United really win a quadruple of trophies?
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - In just 12 months, Manchester United has gone from jeers to cheers. Sunday's League Cup final celebrations at Wembley came a year to the day since a chorus of boos rang arou...
Feb 27, 2023

James Click named vice-president of baseball strategy for Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - James Click was named the vice-president of baseball strategy for the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. The 45-year-old Click joins the club after three seasons as general manager of the Houston ...
Feb 27, 2023

International aid agencies ask for more money in letter to Freeland ahead of budget
OTTAWA - Dozens of Canada's international aid agencies are asking Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to increase the country's foreign assistance contributions. The request comes in a letter signed by...
Feb 27, 2023

Democrat Elissa Slotkin to seek Michigan's open Senate seat
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Debbie Stabenow in 2024, becoming the first high-profile candidate to jump int...
Feb 27, 2023

Canadian MPs in Europe, new sanctions on Iran : In The News for Feb. 27
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 Feb. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 27, 2023

NATO expansion focus of parliamentary committee trip to Europe to study Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland - Expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has become a major focus of Parliament's foreign affairs committee as it tours several European countries to study the impact of the w...
Feb 27, 2023

Black business owners bring flavours of Africa, Caribbean to Northern Canada
YELLOWKNIFE - Inside an eye-catching building with bright green siding and yellow trim in downtown Whitehorse, diners are being whisked away to Jamaica. At Pickapeppa restaurant, named after a popular...
Feb 27, 2023