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'He is smiling down': Brian Mulroney's sons touched by Canadians' tributes
MONTREAL - Brian Mulroney's three sons say there's no doubt their father would have been thrilled by this week's public tributes to honour his life. For a fourth straight day, Mulroney's sons Ben, Mar...
Mar 22, 2024

Police find Missouri student Riley Strain's body in Tennessee river after nearly 2-week search
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee on Friday announced that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville for nearly two weeks, has been found dead. Metro Nashv...
Mar 22, 2024

Trinidad and Tobago no stranger when it comes to breaking Canadian soccer hearts
The numbers favour the Canadian men in Saturday's high-stakes Copa America qualifier with Trinidad and Tobago in Frisco, Texas. Canada is ranked 50th in the world, compared to No. 96 for Trinidad. And...
Mar 22, 2024

One dead, one injured in strip club brawl north of Montreal
TERREBONNE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say one man is dead and another badly injured after a brawl at a strip club in Terrebonne, Que., just north of Montreal. Police say the fight occurred about...
Mar 22, 2024

Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and en...
Mar 22, 2024

In the news today: Ottawa mulling school lunch program and Saltwire media holding on?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Will Ottawa say yes to a national lunch program? A framework for a national sch...
Mar 22, 2024

A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
OTTAWA - A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will get t...
Mar 22, 2024

'Like a hot iron.' B.C. man's ultra-marathon Hawaiian swim is scuttled by jellyfish
Ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier knew the Hawaiian channel he planned to swim had plenty of sharks, but he should have been worried about the jellyfish. Pelletier, who's from Kelowna, B.C., flew...
Mar 22, 2024

Hurricanes edge Flyers 3-2 in OT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Seth Jarvis scored 1:28 into overtime to keep Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen unbeaten since returning to action in the Hurricanes' 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia on Thursday...
Mar 22, 2024

Depth scoring lifts Canucks to 4-1 win over struggling Canadiens
VANCOUVER - Depth scoring led the Vancouver Canucks to a decisive 4-1 victory over the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Defenceman Nikita Zadorov scored twice, forwards Conor Garland and Nil...
Mar 21, 2024