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Two adults, four children found dead in Ottawa-area home, police say
Ottawa police are investigating the deaths of six people including four children and two adults found in a home in the city's Barrhaven area. Police said Thursday one person has been arrested and ther...
Mar 07, 2024
EU's largest party endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second term as EU Commission chief
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - The European Union's largest political party on Thursday endorsed Ursula von der Leyen's bid for a second five-year term at the helm of the bloc's powerful Commission. Von de...
Mar 07, 2024
Family killed in Nashville plane crash from King Township, North of Toronto
An Ontario town is mourning a family of five who died in a Nashville plane crash earlier this week. Forty-three-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his 39-year-old wife Rimma Dotsenko and their three children, ...
Mar 07, 2024
UN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The United Nations' refugee chief raised a new alert Thursday over 780,000 displaced people in Mozambique, the vast majority of them because of a seven-year insurgency b...
Mar 07, 2024
'Palestine is not for sale:' Israeli event promoting West Bank property draws critics
TORONTO - When Ghada Sasa found out that a touring Israeli real estate exhibition making stops in Canada was promoting land in the occupied West Bank she broke down and cried. Sasa, a Palestinian Cana...
Mar 07, 2024
In the news today: Ontario family identig, Israeli real estate controversy
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Nashville plane crash victims from Ontario An Ontario town is mourning a family...
Mar 07, 2024
MPs to move on AI bill without testimony from Canadian companies: business group
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is seriously concerned Canadian businesses weren't able to testify on proposed federal artificial intelligence legislation. While the House of Commons...
Mar 07, 2024
Canada loses to the U.S. in penalty shootout in CONCACAF W Gold Cup semifinal
SAN DIEGO - Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stopped three penalties and scored one herself to help the U.S. win a shootout after Canada rallied twice to tie it 2-2 after extra time in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup...
Mar 07, 2024
Auston Matthews scores in OT for NHL-leading 54th goal, Maple Leafs beat Sabres 2-1
ANAMEHIM, Calif. (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 54th goal at 4:20 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Matthews took Mit...
Mar 06, 2024
Wizards tie franchise mark with 16th straight loss after blowing big lead against Magic
WASHINGTON (AP) - Franz Wagner scored 28 points, Paolo Banchero added 25 and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 21-point second-quarter deficit to beat Washington 119-109 on Wednesday night, handing the...
Mar 06, 2024
