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Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst ec...
Apr 29, 2022
Biker convoy in the capital and Mattea does it again: In The News for Apr. 29
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 Apr. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Apr 29, 2022
'Rolling Thunder' event will likely bring hundreds of motorcycles to downtown Ottawa
OTTAWA - There's fencing on Parliament Hill, an exclusion zone around several blocks downtown and hundreds of extra police officers on call as Ottawa braces for the arrival of "Rolling Thunder" motorc...
Apr 29, 2022
Moderna vaccine production facility to be built in the Montreal area
MONTREAL - American vaccine maker Moderna is to announce today it plans to build its promised Canadian production facility in Montreal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Moderna CEO Stphane Bancel, and Q...
Apr 29, 2022
Boeser scores twice as Vancouver Canucks edge L.A. Kings 3-2 in overtime
VANCOUVER - Brock Boeser scored his second of the night with 29.7 seconds left in overtime and the Vancouver Canucks edged the L.A. Kings 3-2 on Thursday. The Kings (44-27-11) dominated through much o...
Apr 28, 2022
Zach Hyman's overtime winner sends Oilers to 5-4 victory over Sharks
EDMONTON - Zach Hyman scored his career-high 27th goal of the season 1:37 into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers overcame a dreadful start to record a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. R...
Apr 28, 2022
Kaprizov scores in OT, Wild beat Flames 3-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov scored a power play goal 44 seconds into overtime on Thursday to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. With the victory, the Wild take o...
Apr 28, 2022
Indigenous leaders say safe drinking water settlement with federal gov't is unfair
OTTAWA - The federal government has set aside about $1.5 billion to compensate Indigenous people who have been without clean drinking water, the result of a class-action lawsuit initiated by First Nat...
Apr 28, 2022
RCMP in Surrey, B.C, investigate 'disturbing incident' directed at Muslim community
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say they've identified someone they believe was driving a vehicle thought to have been involved in what police have called a "disturbing incident" directed at t...
Apr 28, 2022
Minjee Lee shoots 63, leads Palos Verdes Championship
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) - Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Jin Young Ko after the first round of the Palos Verdes Championship. Coming off ...
Apr 28, 2022