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New survey shows Saskatchewan residents support healthcare reform
As healthcare systems continue to deal with shortages and pressures, a new poll suggests Canadians are open to changes.Earlier this month, just over 1,500 Canadians took part in a survey from Second S...
Oct 25, 2022
South Africa says Ethiopia peace talks have begun on Tigray
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Peace talks to end Ethiopia's Tigray conflict have begun in South Africa, a South African government spokesman said Tuesday. It is the highest-level effort yet to end...
Oct 25, 2022
Uganda: Fire at boarding school for the blind kills 11
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 people, including children, in a rural community just outside Uganda's capital, Kampala, police said Tuesday. Police sai...
Oct 25, 2022
Rishi Sunak becomes British prime minister
LONDON (AP) - Rishi Sunak has become British prime minister after being asked to form a government by King Charles III. Sunak met at Buckingham Palace with the king, who had just accepted the resignat...
Oct 25, 2022
Russian court hears appeal by Griner against 9-year sentence
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Tuesday started hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. Griner, an eight-time all-star cen...
Oct 25, 2022
Russian court hears appeal by Griner against 9-year sentence
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Tuesday started hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. Griner, an eight-time all-star cen...
Oct 25, 2022
CAF ombudsman critical and Emergencies Act probe continues: In The News for Oct. 25
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 Oct. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 25, 2022
Ombudsman slams military's treatment of injured reservists, rangers
OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces ombudsman Gregory Lick is criticizing the military's treatment of ill and injured reservists and Canadian Rangers, saying the organization is failing to address long-sta...
Oct 25, 2022
Emergencies Act inquiry hearing from more police officers
The Public Order Emergency Commission resumes public hearings today, with senior police members expected to testify. Two Ottawa police officers and an Ontario Provincial Police member are slated to te...
Oct 25, 2022
Israeli troops raid gunmen's hideout; 5 Palestinians killed
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces raided a stronghold of an armed group in the occupied West Bank's second largest city, blowing up an explosives lab and engaging in a firefight, the military sa...
Oct 25, 2022
