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In The News for May 2 : Farewell to "rare talent" Gordon Lightfoot
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 May 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... G...
May 02, 2023
Packed bars, busy downtown streets expected in Toronto as Maple Leafs take on Florida
TORONTO - Excited hockey fans are expected to pack bars and the streets around Toronto's Scotiabank Arena today as the Maple Leafs begin their second-round NHL playoff series against the Florida Panth...
May 02, 2023
Fishers crabby over Japan's Russian imports, but Tokyo says Canada exports negligible
OTTAWA - Atlantic fishers are feeling the pinch as Japan brings in cheap Russian product rather than Canadian snow crabs, with federal ministers and provincial premiers saying they are raising the iss...
May 02, 2023
Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel after long hunger strike
JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody early Tuesday after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel's prison service announced. Adnan's death raises the potential for co...
May 01, 2023
River Bend Society's $1.5 million loan forgiven by City of Red Deer
Red Deer city council has forgiven a $1.5 million loan made to the River Bend Golf and Recreation Society (RBGRS) that been left unpaid for almost 20 years. At their regular meeting on Monday, council...
May 01, 2023
Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Unexpected hero Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night i...
May 01, 2023
Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Unexpected hero Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night i...
May 01, 2023
Verdugo homers for 3rd walk-off hit; Red Sox beat Blue Jays
BOSTON (AP) - Alex Verdugo belted a leadoff homer in the ninth inning against Jordan Romano for his third walk-off hit this season, and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto 6-5 on Monday night to end a nin...
May 01, 2023
7 bodies found during search for missing Oklahoma teens
HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities discovered the bodies of seven people Monday while searching a rural Oklahoma property for two missing teenagers, state investigators confirmed. The bodies were fou...
May 01, 2023
White House, DHS to end COVID-19 vaccination rule for foreign travellers by May 12
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says COVID-19 vaccination requirements for foreign air travellers and at the Canada-U.S. border are being lifted as of May 12. The day before, May 11, will mark t...
May 01, 2023