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Alberta expanding measles immunizations access to prevent the spread
Alberta Health Services is ready to ramp up additional measles clinics across the province including extending hours at existing measles-specific clinics and opening additional clinic space, based on ...
May 05, 2025

Curlers Peterman, Gallant first athletes named to Canada's 2026 Olympic team
TORONTO - Curlers Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the first athletes named to Canada's team for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., will r...
May 05, 2025

Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate's 2024 beating death
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the killing of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating while handcuffed at an upstate New York pri...
May 05, 2025

Lion Electric likely to be liquidated, court-appointed monitor says
SAINT-JRME - The court-appointed monitor for Lion Electric says the vehicle maker is very likely to be liquidated after the Quebec government refused to invest more public funds in the company. Jean-F...
May 05, 2025

Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the United States illegally $1,000 to go home
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who've returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass...
May 05, 2025

Canadian rider Derek Gee to lead Israel-Premier Tech team at Giro d'Italia
Canadian rider Derek Gee, who turned heads with his breakthrough ride in the 2023 race, returns to the Giro d'Italia this week. This time, the 27-year-old from Ottawa looks to make his mark in the gen...
May 05, 2025

The UN's top court dismisses Sudan's genocide case alleging the UAE funded RSF rebels
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court on Monday dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the ...
May 05, 2025

The perception of Brad Marchand is one thing. Reality, the Florida Panthers have learned, is another
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Brad Marchand is many things. Sarcastic, most definitely. A pest on the ice, absolutely. Someone who doesn't mind a little bonus physicality, goes without saying. His "lit...
May 05, 2025

Leafs, Panthers open Round 2 of NHL playoffs tonight in Toronto
TORONTO - The second round of the National Hockey League playoffs gets underway tonight at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, who knocked off Sunshine St...
May 05, 2025

In the news today: Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff ...
May 05, 2025