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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, ...
Jan 30, 2025
In the news today: Day 2 of health ministers meeting, more US tariffs could be coming
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Health ministers to speak after meetings The country's health ministers are wrapping up two days of meetings i...
Jan 30, 2025
CRTC looking into inmate phone call rates in Canada following Ontario case
TORONTO - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is looking into the rates for phone calls at correctional facilities across the country, spurred by high long-distance charges...
Jan 30, 2025
Federal, provincial and territorial health ministers wrap in-person meeting
OTTAWA - The country's health ministers are wrapping up two days of meetings in Halifax today with a busy agenda. The in-person talks come as health systems are strained and millions of Canadians don'...
Jan 30, 2025
Clandestine climbers flock to Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory, damaging historic site
MONTREAL - A Catholic shrine that is one of Montreal's most recognizable landmarks is attracting a new kind of pilgrim. Since last summer, St. Joseph's Oratory has been struggling to deal with a stead...
Jan 30, 2025
An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died
STOCKHOLM (AP) - An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a court in Stockholm said Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city. S...
Jan 30, 2025
Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas was set to free three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the thir...
Jan 30, 2025
Victoire captain Poulin unleashes game-changing one-timer en route to hat trick
LAVAL, Que. - Marie-Philip Poulin regularly tees up shot after shot at the end of practices. On Wednesday night, the Montreal Victoire captain put those reps to good use and sparked her team to victor...
Jan 29, 2025
Linus Karlsson gets 1st NHL goal as Canucks beat Predators 3-1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Wednesday night. Nils Hoglander and Pius Suter also scored, and Quinn Hug...
Jan 29, 2025
'It's a battle right now': Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly on offensive woes
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly is used to contributing with the puck on his stick. The Maple Leafs defenceman had a career-high 68 points a couple of years back and chipped in another 58 last season as part ...
Jan 29, 2025