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9 killed, including 6 college students, in Texas collision
ANDREWS, Texas (AP) - The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university's golf te...
Mar 16, 2022
Sask. Rivers to add new Superintendent of Schools for upcoming school year
When school starts again this fall, there will be a new Superintendent of Schools in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division. Dr. Garette Tebay graduated from the University of Saskatchewan and earned...
Mar 16, 2022
Zelenskyy takes center stage in Congress, pleading for help
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress, the actor-turned-wartime leader's latest video speech as he uses the West's great legislative bodies as a glo...
Mar 16, 2022
Talking to kids about nukes: Parents, experts suggest truth
NEW YORK (AP) - Jillian Amodio went with the truth when her 10-year-old daughter had some pointed questions about the war in Ukraine. "When she asked what nuclear weapons were, I explained in simple t...
Mar 16, 2022
UK lawmaker: Zaghari-Ratcliffe on her way to airport in Iran
LONDON (AP) - A British lawmaker said Wednesday that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained in Iran for nearly six years, is on her way to Tehran's airport to leave the country. U.K. lawmake...
Mar 16, 2022
Leaders return safely to EU after visit to Kyiv amid attacks
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia have returned safely back to Poland on Wednesday after a visit to Kyiv meant to show support for Ukraine as it face...
Mar 16, 2022
February inflation numbers, preparing for tax season : In The News for March 16
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 March 16 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 16, 2022
B.C. privacy law applies to federal political parties, commissioner's office finds
VANCOUVER - The office of British Columbia's privacy commissioner has found that federal political parties are subject to the province's Personal Information Protection Act,a decision that experts say...
Mar 16, 2022
More Canadians opting for fertility treatment during pandemic: doctors, advocate
More women have undergone fertility treatment during the pandemic, especially if they've been working from home and haven't had to disclose their health challenges to an employer, says the head of a n...
Mar 16, 2022
N.S. fisherman returns to Ukraine to provide aid and transportation to refugees
HALIFAX - Though the air raid sirens shatter his rest, Canadian fisherman Lex Brukovskiy says he's feeling a sense of calm being back in Ukraine to help his war-ravaged homeland. "Sitting back home an...
Mar 16, 2022
